Arable

From oversupply of crop, increasing costs and a changing climate, the potato industry is facing challenging times. 

As environmental pressures increase and input costs continue to rise, the importance of soil health and the concept of regenerating soils, is a topic of conversation more and more farmers are becoming a part of.

Sugar beet growers could have access to the neonicotinoid seed treatment Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) to protect the 2023 crop from virus yellows disease.

As attention turns to spring weed control, grass-weeds are the priority. Farmers Guardian reports

Implementing an effective plant growth regulator (PGR) programme this spring will be more important than ever, growers are advised.

A vastly reduced sugar crop may prompt a look to imports at British Sugar, as it slashes its expectations for production in 2022/23

With the spring season around the corner, Ash Burbidge caught up with a leading agronomist regarding potential issues growers might face.

The Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) has celebrated its tenth birthday and awarded its annual harvest winners, including two world records.

The 2023 CropTec Show will go ahead at a new venue after the East of England Showground announced it would close for redevelopment.  

Progress has been reported in the search for  potato varieties resistant to  potato cyst nematode (PCN).