Arable Farming

A new global initiative which merits farmers for adopting regenerative agriculture techniques is in the pipeline.

With many oilseed rape crops forward and looking well, some form of PGR is likely to be appropriate this season, growers are being advised some form of PGR is likely to be appropriate this season, growers are being advised.

The number of frosts that a wheat crop sees each winter could help growers make smarter fungicide choices when it comes to yellow rust, a study has found.

A five-year project looking at the agronomic factors effecting septoria found that sowing date had more of an influence on disease levels than varietal resistance.

Suffolk farmer, Tom Jewers is to host one of three new demonstration farms announced by agronomy business, Hutchinsons as part of its Helix farm-based research project.

Farmers in Scotland are analysing grain nutrient levels as another measurement to maximise their yields.