Crops

A significant tonnage of potatoes have been wasted due to the pandemic, with much of the potato industry struggling to find homes for their produce. Ruth Wills reports

The potato season has been disappointing with the pandemic disrupting the market place. Cedric Porter takes a look at whether an end of season rally could be on the cards

Analyst SovEcon is upbeat in its predictions for Ukraine wheat in 2021/22. Its latest wheat production estimate is now at 28.6 million tonnes, which will be a new record if realised.

Redrilling of some sugar beet crops may be necessary where frost has damaged the crop.

The forthcoming loss of herbicide, Crawler, used in oilseed rape and field beans has caught some by surprise.

Despite the loss of chlorothalonil (CTL), growers still have effective options for controlling chocolate spot, one of two dominant diseases in beans. Capable of completely defoliating crops and causing yield losses of 50% or more, it is a potentially margin-sapping disease.

Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbours, giving them a competitive advantage, a new study has revealed. 

It seems over recent months that good news policy announcements for our sector have been few and far between, so it was welcoming to hear the recent Government decision confirming the roll out of E10 petrol this year.

Peatlands are identified as holding the largest carbon stores of all habitats in a report published by Natural England