Arable

Seed potatoes from Great Britain (GB) will be able to be sold in Northern Ireland (NI) once more under the terms of new legislation from Westminster.

The Queen succeeded to the throne on February 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. While agriculture has changed much in the 70 years that followed, fears about food security have remained.

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.

There are several ways to produce an effective seedbed. Mike Abram explores the pros and cons of how to set the foundation for establishment, weed control and weather resilience.

Since 2012, digitising the grain passport has formed the basis of industry-wide discussions, studies and become the subject of a pilot project.

British Sugar and NFU Sugar have announced a 25 per cent cash advancement, interest free, for the current sugar beet crop ahead of the 2022/23 campaign to help alleviate ’commercial pressures’ growers are facing.

The world needs to increase food production and availability by 70 per cent by 2050 to keep pace with the food needs of a rapidly expanding global population.

Thousands of farmers have had their say in AHDB’s Shape The Future ballot, but some have been left feeling ‘dissatisfied’ with the process.

Latest results from Bayer’s rapid qPCR CropCheck testing, focusing on winter wheat leaves 4 to 2, show how important cultural strategies are in suppressing disease build up through the season.

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.