Agronomy

With harvest at or nearing completion, many will be itching to get cover and forage crops drilled, but with very little moisture in the soil, is it the right decision?

Growing your own seed could save money and make drilling dates more flexible, but some pre-planning is required at harvest.

With very dry soils this harvest, Farmers Guardian finds out how to get catch and cover crops off to the best start.

July 2022, was the driest July for England since 1935, and the driest on record for East Anglia, southeast and southern England, according to provisional statistics from the Met Office.

With fertiliser prices hitting new heights this spring, many growers have had to look at their application programmes and make cuts where necessary to save costs.

Wheat crops are coming under septoria pressure as fungicides run out of steam, growers are being advised.

Following an upward trend in wireworm damage in root vegetable and cereal crops throughout the UK, industry leaders have joined forces to co-fund a Fera-led research and development project to find a solution to the pest.

Oilseed rape is expected to make a resurgence next season with members of the seed trade predicting up to a 30 per cent increase in area.

Sprayer operators have been given more time to collect the CPD points required for membership of the National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) scheme, following difficulties in collecting points during the Covid-19 pande

BASF has received approval in Great Britain for its new active substance, Luximo (cinmethylin), and the product containing this active, Luxinum Plus, providing a new mode of action against grass-weeds.