Crops

With an estimated 95 per cent of winter wheat in the ground (December 2), the ‘explosion’ in spring wheat sales seen last year will not see a repeat and seed for spring wheat will be in good supply.

The wet weather in September which put harvest on pause for some seed crops has led to quality issues and possible seed shortages for the coming season.

Grain and oilseed markets are watching Brazilian weather patterns

British potato production is expected to be up 2.8 per cent on last year despite growers battling an exceptionally wet harvest period this year.

Agricultural commodity markets would begin 2021 with high prices but prices were expected to hike further, according to Rabobank’s annual outlook report.

According to CropTec Show Biocontrol Hub sponsor UPL, farmers are increasingly turning to biocontrols and biostimulants as they seek alternatives to conventional pesticides.

Featuring varieties with high yields and strong disease packages, the 2021/22 AHDB Recommended Lists offer new options to growers in all regions. Alice Dyer takes a look at the latest additions.

With subsoil compaction difficult to quantify at field-scale, PhD student Joseph Martlew of Cranfield University has been working with NIAB TAG to investigate methods to quantify and alleviate it in arable soils.

The five new varieties added to the OSR RL are all hybrids, which now make up 80 per cent of varieties on the list.

The wheat price faces increasing pressure from the imminent, large Australian wheat crop.