Agronomy

High infection levels of light leaf spot are being seen on susceptible oilseed rape varieties after incubation.

My list of wishes in my last column didn’t include the biggest flood in the Waveney Valley since 1968, but it happened nonetheless and on Christmas Eve a nearby measuring station recorded its highest ever water level up by nearly 0.5 metres.

With drilling around the corner, Farmers Guardian explores key considerations for spring barley crops this season, whatever the end market.

Winter seems to be progressing in the normal way, with December being suitably wet and the last field destined for winter wheat will now be planted with spring wheat.

Happy New Year. I hope you all had some form of rest and normality over the festive period. Like many of you, I was happy to see the back of 2020 while filled with excitement for what the new year has in store for us. Well at this moment in time I am slightly concerned that 2021 is just 2020 reappearing in disguise.

Spring oats have grown in popularity in recent years, but ‘sparse and ancient’ best practice agronomy information for the crop led to the formation of the Spring Oat Forum, hosted by AHDB and Gowlett Grain.

EAMUs have been granted for herbicides in linseed and rye.

Diversity is one of the five pillars of regenerative agriculture and for the Lockerley Estate in Hampshire, tripling the size of its rotation has led to both environmental and financial gains.

With extreme weather getting worse and more unpredictable across the globe, the adoption of agroforestry has the potential to improve soil health and manage the impact of flooding and drought on farms.

Much of the UK has experienced an extended cold spell in recent weeks, but how will this have affected aphid populations?