Arable Farming

Redrilling of some sugar beet crops may be necessary where frost has damaged the crop.

The forthcoming loss of herbicide, Crawler, used in oilseed rape and field beans has caught some by surprise.

The Blenheim Estate in Oxfordshire is inviting farmers to tender for 445 hectares of arable farmland as it implements its new land strategy.

The Blenheim Estate in Oxfordshire is inviting farmers to tender for 445 hectares of arable farmland as it implements its new land strategy.

Well, 2021 keeps dishing out the surprises to us and as the country eases itself out of lockdown, winter crops refuse to follow suit and have shown little signs of progression this last two weeks. Can we blame them for thinking we are still in the firm grips of winter?

It seems over recent months that good news policy announcements for our sector have been few and far between, so it was welcoming to hear the recent Government decision confirming the roll out of E10 petrol this year.

Small Robot company (SRC) has announced its Tom monitoring robot is now delivered to commercial specification and entering service on UK farms.

The exceptionally dry April has significantly reduced soil moisture levels and with only limited rain forecast, growers may have to intervene to mitigate potential crop stress during the crucial canopy-building stage.

Peatlands are identified as holding the largest carbon stores of all habitats in a report published by Natural England