We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Arable news
Seed certification database available online for Scots
SCOTTISH seed potato producers will soon be able to view seed certification data in real time, thanks to the online roll out of Scotland’s certification scheme.
EC cropping proposals bad for Welsh arable farming
NEWLY elected FUW arable, horticulture and cropping committee chairman Maelgwyn Davies has branded European Commission proposals which would restrict Welsh arable farming as ‘bad for farming, bad for food, and bad for the environment’.
Evaluation of broad beans
GROWERS can now access the first independent evaluation of broad bean varieties in more than a decade, thanks to new HDC-funded research.
Machinery news
One-man fencing machine from Bryce Suma
Bryce Suma’s latest fencing machine is based around a 46hp tracked unit designed to work in harsh and inaccessible conditions, says managing director Jock Bryce.
Machinery features
Cutting costs by using fertiliser more efficiently
?How do you avoid overlapping and save fertiliser costs? James Rickard looks at several fertiliser spreader manufacturers who offer varying degrees of automated controlled systems.
Technical Features
Target rusts with mid-March T0 spray
SENSIBLE use of fungicides will be critical this spring if the potential double threat of yellow and brown rust fully materialises.
Arable conference
New rhizo resistance-breaking strain spreads into north Norfolk
‘Closing the gap’ between potential and actual delivered yield was the theme of the 2012 British Beet Research Organisation’s annual winter conference at the East of England showground. Teresa Rush reports from Peterborough.
Sponsored series
Farmers Guardian 2012 ‘Focus on Feed Barley’
Farmers Guardian and Syngenta invite farmers to fill in a short questionnaire and enter a prize draw to win one of four £50 M&S vouchers.
On the farm
Self-sufficient system ensures the future of Scottish pig unit
IT was his entrepreneurial spirit which allowed Andrew Rennie to take a step into the unknown and turnaround the fortunes of his business. Erika Hay visits Aberdeenshire to meet the man behind the methane magic.
Product news
Approval for new clomazone
APPROVAL for a micro-encapsulated suspension formulation of the herbicide clomazone has been granted, with recommendations for use in potatoes and oilseed rape.