Arable Farming

Talking Arable with Neil MacLeod: A late infestation of pollen beetle larvae has further knocked OSR

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Talking Arable with Neil MacLeod: A late infestation of pollen beetle larvae has further knocked OSR

clock 06 July 2020 • 3 min read
Harvest 20: Yields faring well as winter barley harvest kicks off in Hertfordshire

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Harvest 20: Yields faring well as winter barley harvest kicks off in Hertfordshire

After a challenging season weather-wise, the first combines are getting to work in the south and east of the country.

clock 06 July 2020 • 1 min read
Opportunities for new entrants in arable farming

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Opportunities for new entrants in arable farming

Growing higher value crops such as sugar beet and hemp could create opportunities for new entrant farmers an Arable Scotland webinar heard.

clock 04 July 2020 • 2 min read
Using broad-leaf weeds to enhance biodiversity in arable crops without robbing yield

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Using broad-leaf weeds to enhance biodiversity in arable crops without robbing yield

Studies at James Hutton Institute are looking at how integrating broad-leaf weeds into arable fields could enhance biodiversity without robbing yield.

clock 03 July 2020 • 1 min read
Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: It is amazing how well backward crops have caught up but the rain was too late for some

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Talking Agronomy with Jo Bell: It is amazing how well backward crops have caught up but the rain was too late for some

clock 02 July 2020 • 3 min read
Barley topics to fore as virtual Arable Scotland gets underway

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Barley topics to fore as virtual Arable Scotland gets underway

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.

clock 02 July 2020 • 1 min read
How Scotland's arable farmers are striving for net zero

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How Scotland's arable farmers are striving for net zero

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

clock 02 July 2020 • 3 min read
Plot Prospects 7: February drilled wheat plots have varying degrees of vernalisation

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Plot Prospects 7: February drilled wheat plots have varying degrees of vernalisation

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.

clock 01 July 2020 • 1 min read
Talking arable with Ian Matts: There is something to be said for spring cropping in terms of pressure on workload

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Talking arable with Ian Matts: There is something to be said for spring cropping in terms of pressure on workload

clock 30 June 2020 • 3 min read
Artificial intelligence solves the problem of seed germination tests

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Artificial intelligence solves the problem of seed germination tests

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.

clock 30 June 2020 • 2 min read