Arable

Growers considering under-sowing maize with a grass or legume-rich cover crop need to think about what to plant to receive the full benefit, according to grass breeder Barenbrug UK. 

Potato planting this season has got off to a good start, with the dry conditions in some areas not expected to affect emergence.

Russian military action is blocking about 4.5m tonnes of grain from leaving Ukrainian sea ports, with unsafe, occupied, or even mined areas preventing movements.

Managing and improving field drainage and soil quality across different soil types were key topics at a recent Hale Village monitor farm meeting near Liverpool. Emma Penny reports.

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.

After septoria came through the winter well, dry weather in March and the start of April checked it with very little infection recorded on leaves 5 and 4.

Farmers must take a different approach to waste and the ‘cycle of life’ if they are to meet the challenges posed by global economic forces, Defra secretary George Eustice has insisted.

Farmers in the UK are moving to grow oilseed rape again to capitalise on rising oil prices, as retailers look to stem shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.

Minette Batters told NFU Council failure to implement a strategy to underpin food security would suggest the Government was focused on putting farmers out of business

The Rothamsted Insect Survey has recorded the first peach–potato aphid (Myzus persicae) catches of 2022.