Harvest can only be described as resembling a prop forward at pre-season hill sprints - slow and steady with frequent stops. Despite the holdups, we have managed to get seven or eight cutting days out...
Harvest can only be described as resembling a prop forward at pre-season hill sprints - slow and steady with frequent stops. Despite the holdups, we have managed to get seven or eight cutting days out...
Defra-backed study finds some 78% of respondents said they would consider growing them on their farm in the next five years
Widespread reports of high pest numbers being spotted in emerging cereal crops are putting pressure on growers to consider insecticide use, even if they have selected the no insecticide option in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) schemes
Milder autumns and early drilling could extend aphid activity, increasing the risk of barley yellow dwarf virus. Ash Ellwood looks at spray timing and the role of resistant varieties in protecting yield