With weather constraints making T0 applications challenging across the country, Hutchinsons provide some key take-home messages for barley growers.

Growers who have delayed spring drilling due to wet conditions are advised to use vigorous varieties, increase seed rates and tailor crop nutrition to optimise late spring crops this season.

Farmers in priority catchment areas are now able to apply for Severn Trents Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS) to achieve up to 30,000 to improve water quality.

Reports from the east of England suggest barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) is widespread in cereals and an agronomist advises growers to increase plant nutrition to help control symptoms.

Potato growers are facing a different proposition when it comes to weed control this spring compared to 2022 following delayed planting of much of the UK’s maincrop.

Potato giant, PepsiCo has been trialling CCm Growth for the last three years and for the first time this season the company is rolling out trials commercially.

On an arable enterprise based in rural Shropshire, Wykey Farm owner Simon Gittins, saw an opportunity to produce renewable energy to complement his farming system and create additional income. 

English Heritage plan to establish 100 wildflower meadows at historic sites across the UK to celebrate the King’s coronation. 

With climate change and increasing temperatures , there comes an increasing opportunity to grow sunflowers in the UK.