Arable

A new service is to be established to offer advice and urgent practical support to Ukrainian seasonal horticultural workers in Scotland.

British retailers are being urged to help create a market for home-grown protein crops to help reduce livestock farmers’ reliance on harmful soya imports.

Ministers are being urged to put an end to the export of pesticides banned in the UK.

A group of six soil-centric farmers have formed a business that gives others in the industry more control over external investment in their carbon and biodiversity.

Farmers thinking of using a biostimulant are being urged to test them on their farm first to see whether they give a return on investment.

A new collaborative project involving two Scottish farming co-operatives is seeking to mitigate the spread of plant parasitic nematodes in potatoes and daffodils.

Opening up farmyards to the public may seem daunting but the rewards far outweigh any initial concerns, according to arable farmer Ally Hunter Blair. 

As sugar beet starts to emerge, growers are being reminded to start checking crops for aphids.

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.

It comes on top of the almost 22 per cent increase recorded in September, according to the AF Group