Arable Farming

Here is why using nodal growth stages will not be a good indicator of leaf 3 emergence this season.

Calling a halt to Skyfall drilling in mid-March, we have between zero and 30% of our planned wheat acreage in the ground.

It has been eight years since Tim Parton began using biostimulants and since their introduction, yield plateaus have been broken, chemical fungicides have been abolished and disease bills average £40/hectare.

The food supply chain, including supermarkets and brands, is under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions. However, with most carbon said to be generated in the farm production phase, their scope is limited unless the

Achieving a balance between productive farming and providing a habitat for our once common farmland birds is not for the faint hearted. Gaina Morgan meets Ian Gray to find out more about how he and his partner,

Farming groups have warned against plans to cut the use of synthetic pesticides by 80 per cent by 2030 and to phase out their use completely by 2035.

Although it welcomes the news that Biscaya (thiacloprid) has received Emergency Use Approval for sugar beet in England this season for control of aphids that spread virus yellows, Bayer has admitted to supply concerns.

Although not always a popular cropping option in recent years, oats could see a consistent rise in acreage and a return to popularity amongst UK growers, thanks to several factors now in the crop’s favour. Farmers Guardian reports.

It is not just shoppers who are stockpiling in the face of coronavirus, with countries holding back grain to keep for their own food supplies, helping push up UK grain prices.