Arable

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will ‘absolutely’ review the UK’s global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.

The fifth Groundswell event was the biggest yet, welcoming farmers to cultivate new ideas and dig the dirt on regenerative farming techniques. Alice Dyer and Chloe Palmer went along.

The majority of oilseed rape-growing counties across the UK recorded positive results for light leaf spot disease in leaf samples sent to Bayer’s SpotCheck service from October 2020 to March 2021.

With potato crops making up for a slow start to the season, Farmers Guardian catches up with agronomists in the East and the South West for the latest agronomy advice.

With local wheat remaining the key ingredient at the heart of its famous yellow boxes and business, Alex Black spoke with Weetabix’s John Petre on how he was looking to build on the cereal giant’s heritage

Stewardship guidelines aimed at protecting workers hand-pulling bolters and weed beet from sugar beet crops were introduced by Bayer in 2018 with the intention of promoting product stewardship and operator safety.

Hutton Criteria disease warnings have been declared in key potato-growing areas.

Italian ryegrass is arguably more difficult to control than black-grass, being less responsive to cultural controls, but a new herbicide is helping to get on top of the weed.

When describing integrated pest management (IPM) techniques, recording when you do not take action, such as not applying a chemical, could be just as important as noting when you do.

With some growers beginning to get black-grass under control using cultural methods and new chemistry on the way, things are looking brighter for black-grass control.