Arable Farming

A new research lab is dedicated to helping its growers move towards more sustainable practices.

With growers considering their variety options for the coming spring, Wynnstay’s combinable seed product specialist, Danny Richardson gives an overview of his top picks.

Farmers are being offered free training to improve spray efficiencies and a free set of low drift spray nozzles as part of virtual workshop.

It was quality over quantity at the launch of the AHDB Recommended Lists 2023/24, with 28 new varieties added overall and large yield increases seen, especially in barley and oilseed rape.

Trials at Helix Farm North in Yorkshire have investigated responses to nitrogen and fungicide inputs in winter wheat and barley crops.

Visitors to last week’s CropTec Show were met with the latest developments in agritech, plus top business and agronomy advice, as the event celebrated its 10th anniversary. Farmers Guardian reports.

There was a warning at CropTec of potential difficulties ahead in controlling yellow rust if the fungicide tebuconazole, is lost from the crop protection toolkit.

BASF Agricultural Solutions has won the Crop Science Award for the Best Public Outreach Programme category for its public advocacy campaign,Farming, The Biggest Job on Earth.

BASF Agricultural Solutions has won the Crop Science Award for the “Best Public Outreach Programme” category for its public advocacy campaign,?‘Farming, The Biggest Job on Earth’.

An open autumn and high grain prices driven by the war in Ukraine have seen the UK’s area of winter crops rise once more.