Arable Farming

Arable Scotland will take place in a virtual format today, organised and hosted by the James Hutton Institute, AHDB, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and Farm Advisory Service.

Scotland has committed to reaching net zero for 2045. An Arable Scotland round table discussed the challenges and opportunities this presents for its farmers.

In conjunction with Bayer we will be keeping track of winter wheat crop development this season as emergence is likely to be variable following the challenging conditions.

A new tool, SeedGerm - based on machine learning-driven image analysis – is able to test seed samples to ensure a certain germination rate is met in a low-cost, high-throughput and semi-automated way.

The window before harvest is an opportunity to check and map the black-grass situation to plan for the months ahead. Bayer’s Darren Adkins gives his top tips on what farmers can be doing right now.

A review of evidence and new trials work have revealed the factors most likely to influence cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) pressure in winter oilseed rape.

Bayer will pay up to $10.9bn (£8.8bn) to settle cancer claims linked to itsglyphosate-based herbicide Roundup.

BYDV management, yield expectations and drilling dates were among the topics raised at the AHDB East Anglia Monitor Farms summer meeting.