Arable Farming

Finding a variety which combines good yields with impressive disease resistance credentials has long been a difficult challenge for wheat growers. But independent trials are showing RGT Saki is offering growers just that.

One thing is clear, given the amount of consideration to soil types and cropping, in the end it becomes a very personal decision. Mike Abram looks at why four grow have chosen their systems

The John Innes Centre has called for urgent investment in new research tools to address major global losses of wheat crops which cost £22 billion per year.

In conjunction with Bayer we will be keeping track of winter wheat development over two cultivation strategies, and using Rapid Disease Detection results to monitor disease progress through the season.

The UK pesticides’ regulatory authority has confirmed the imminent withdrawal of a number of key seed treatments widely used by UK vegetable growers.

Research exploring an amino acid in wheat and potatoes has highlighted the potential that CRISPR technology has to address other targets in wheat breeding.

Hallelujah it has rained; and just in time for most crops. The improvement in winter crops is already clear as they tuck into the reservoir of nitrogen available to them.

Three agchem manufacturers have formed a new partnership to help safeguard the future of the at threat post-emergence herbicide, bentazone, which is up for re-approval in 2025.

HSE has issued an emergency authorisation (EA) for the use of InSyst (acetamiprid) on sugar beet.

HSE has announced new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) to accommodate authorisations in Great Britain and to set an import tolerance to meet the requirements of international trade.