Arable Farming

KWS has launched a new high yielding hard Group 4 winter wheat and 2-row winter barley at Cereals Live 2020.

A major project has been completed at Aarhus University in Denmark looking at wheat variety mixtures with the aim of stabilising yield and disease level.

Syngenta has updated its Hybrid Barley calculator. Growers can now use their own seed price rather than using a standard price.

Winter oilseed rape crop failure, due to a dry autumn and/or cabbage stem flea beetle attack, has prompted many growers in some areas of the country to look for alternatives. NIAB offers some top tips.

With the UK’s plant-based food market estimated to be worth £443 million in 2018, this has opened up potential new opportunities for UK arable farmers.

Three wet seasons have created major cause for concern for arable farmers, with the excessive rainfall experienced this winter causing a multitude of crop establishment issues.

Despite the rise in consumer demand for organic products and subsequent growth in organic land, industry representatives have voiced their concerns the UK sector ’lags behind’ its European counterparts.

Contract farming agreements could pay different rates for different crops

A number of new programmes and apps were unveiled at Cereals, enabling farmers to simply and easily access information and advice on their farms.