Arable Farming

Cutting back nitrogen rates on milling wheat could see grain protein drop off much more sharply than yield, so growers will need to weigh up their options this spring.

Crops grown in regenerative systems have a healthier nutritional profile than the same crops grown conventionally, a new study has found.

It is estimated around 75 per cent of sugar beet seed will be treated with the Cruiser SB (thiamexotham) seed treatment granted emergency authorisation this season.

For the first time since 2019, England’s sugar beet growers will have access to the neonicotinoid seed dressing, Cruiser SB (thiamexotham). 

From 16-species mixes and clover understoreys to reduce nitrogen use, to the latest political updates, there was plenty to think about at the AHDB and NFU North West Crops conference. Emma Penny reports.

From 16-species mixes and clover understoreys to reduce nitrogen use, to the latest political updates, there was plenty to think about at the AHDB and NFU North West Crops conference. Emma Penny reports.

As spring drilling gets underway in some areas, a survey of more than 100 growers provides a unique insight into spring barley agronomy.

Moderate to high spend fungicide programmes delivered the highest margins in the 2021 AHDB wheat fungicide margin challenge. Teresa Rush reports.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has urged the Government not to give Indian sugar access to the UK market, following a row over the country’s illegal subsidies to the sector.

The winding up of AHDB Potatoes following the vote against the continuation of the levy last March, has led to several proposals for new representative bodies in the potato sector to fill the funding gap.