It is likely the virus yellows forecast for the sugar beet crop will be ‘high risk’ for a second successive year.

Developments in plant transformation and insights gained from the pharmaceutical sector are helping to give a deeper insight into herbicide resistance in black-grass and how it might be combatted.

Crop and soil sampling results indicate sulphur deficiency is widespread and affecting a range of crops.

Spring oats have attracted interest from growers in East Anglia looking for a spring crop option but there are a number of agronomy challenges associated with producing a milling quality sample in the region.