Arable Farming

AHDB has issued a yellow rust watch list to help flag winter wheat varieties most likely to perform out of line with the disease ratings published in the AHDB Recommended List (RL).

AHDB has issued a yellow rust watch list to help flag winter wheat varieties most likely to perform out of line with the disease ratings published in the AHDB Recommended List (RL).

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?

The Government has granted an application for emergency use of a neonicotinoid seed dressing on sugar beet in 2021.

A collaborative project between Anglian Water, Essex & Suffolk Water and Wheatley Solutions has launched to help manage local water resources in water-stressed parts of the region.

The Government has opened its public consultation into future regulation on gene editing.

Farmers are being encouraged to take part in pioneering conservation work aimed at saving one of the UK’s most iconic farmland birds, the critically endangered turtle dove.

Fungicide, mancozeb could still be available for Great Britain (GB) growers as the EU ban on the fungicide came into force on January 4, after the Brexit transition period had ended.

The approval for nematicide, Vydate (oxamyl), expired on December 31, 2020 and has not been renewed. As things stand, growers will have until February 28, 2021 to store and dispose of stocks.