Arable Farming Magazine November / December 2023

01 November 2023 • 1 min read

Arable Farming Magazine October 2023

01 October 2023 • 1 min read

Arable Farming Magazine September 2023

01 September 2023 • 1 min read

Arable Farming Magazine August 2023

31 July 2023 • 1 min read

British Sugar offer includes minimum £37.50/t price as negotiations continue

NFU Sugar and British Sugar have so far failed to reach agreement on the 2024/25 contract

25 September 2023 • 2 min read

Talking policy with Matt Culley: Issues with access to seed treatments, EAMUs and parallel imports are largely administrative

10 September 2023 • 3 min read

Talking arable with Rob Beaumont: OSR was a disaster and the wheat very average

06 September 2023 • 3 min read

Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: We all need to watch out for cercospora warnings and act accordingly

04 September 2023 • 3 min read

Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Yields haven't been disastrous but they also haven't broken any records

03 September 2023 • 3 min read

Talking agronomy with Phil Warham: As suspected, later-drilled crops have disappointed

Phil Warham has been an agronomist with Agrovista for six years. He gained a degree in Land and Farm Management at Harper Adams and managed farms for several years afterwards. He now advises on combinable crops, cereals, maize and vining peas in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and into Leicestershire. Key interests include direct drilling and soil health, as well as making farms profitable. In his spare time he is a keen runner, cyclist and horseman.

03 September 2023 • 3 min read

Talking agronomy with George Swann: I suspect some RL septoria ratings may be reduced this year

George Swann is an independent agronomist, member of Arable Alliance and proud member of the Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC). He covers south Yorkshire, north Nottinghamshire and north Lincolnshire. George has a BSc (Hons) degree in Biology, is BASIS and FACTS qualified and also has BASIS Advanced Potatoes. George's expertise lies in helping his clients achieve maximum output whilst remaining as economical and sustainable as possible for the future.

01 September 2023 • 4 min read

How to tackle resistant grass-weeds that have marched north

A host of grass-weeds are becoming an increasing issue in the north of England and Scotland. Farmers Guardian finds out what lessons can be learned from the battles fought in parts of the country managing resistant grass-weeds for decades.

30 August 2023 • 3 min read

Talking arable with Alex Wilcox: St Swithun certainly has lived up to his reputation

Alex and Joanna Wilcox live and farm with their three sons at Hill Farm near Downham Market on the Norfolk County Council Stow Estate. Covering 240 hectares of Fen silty clay loam, they grow winter milling wheat, winter feed barley, spring malting barley, spring beans and sugar beet.

30 August 2023 • 4 min read

Podcast: How to integrate new crops into your arable rotation

25 August 2023 • 1 min read

Potato industry forum aims to deliver a joined-up approach to tackling potato cyst nematode

Recently-formed industry group GB Potatoes is working in partnership with Cambridge University Potato Growers Research Association (CUPGRA) to coordinate a GB potato cyst nematode (PCN) forum.

24 August 2023 • 2 min read

Podcast: What does risk and resilience mean for three arable businesses?

16 August 2023 • 1 min read

Tips for later drilling oilseed rape

14 August 2023 • 5 min read

Talking agronomy with Phil Warham: I advise establishing a catch crop at every possible opportunity

Phil Warham has been an agronomist with Agrovista for six years. He gained a degree in Land and Farm Management at Harper Adams and managed farms for several years afterwards. He now advises on combinable crops, cereals, maize and vining peas in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and into Leicestershire. Key interests include direct drilling and soil health, as well as making farms profitable. In his spare time he is a keen runner, cyclist and horseman.

06 August 2023 • 3 min read

Talking policy with Matt Culley: Finetuning the case for a Digital Grain Passport

NFU crops board chairman Matt Culley is a fourth-generation farmer from Hampshire working in partnership with his parents and brother.

05 August 2023 • 3 min read

Talking Roots with Darryl Shailes: I have seen a bit of potato blight despite using a strong programme

Darryl Shailes is root crop technical manager for Hutchinsons, with a nationwide remit. He has been working in potato agronomy for more than 20 years.

02 August 2023 • 3 min read

How soil biology can ward off pests and disease - but should we buy it in?

Promoting diverse colonies of soil biology to improve plant health is something most regenerative farming systems are based around. And while biology cannot offer consistent control of pests or disease like an agrochemical might, its use is an important piece of the integrated crop management puzzle.

01 August 2023 • 5 min read

Talking arable with Alex Wilcox: Most winter cereals look to have decent potential across the counties

Alex and Joanna Wilcox live and farm with their three sons at Hill Farm near Downham Market on the Norfolk County Council Stow Estate. Covering 240 hectares of Fen silty clay loam, they grow winter milling wheat, winter feed barley, spring malting barley, spring beans and sugar beet.

30 July 2023 • 3 min read

National Organic Conference: Setting the seed for better organic varieties

Collaboration was a key theme of this year’s National Organic Conference. Alice Dyer went along.

29 July 2023 • 3 min read

Talking arable with Rob Beaumont: Being farm assured means my grain is perfectly traceable, just not worth any more

Rob farms on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border with his parents and young family, growing combinable and forage crops with a mix of owned, tenanted and contracted land. An agronomist for Edaphos, Rob also hosts AHDB Monitor Farm events.

28 July 2023 • 3 min read

Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: I hope we can refrain from sowing oilseed rape for at least another couple of weeks

26 July 2023 • 3 min read