Crop Management

As the debate on the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant heats up, Farmers Guardian invites readers to have their say

The use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant has become an increasingly contentious subject both inside and outside farming. We asked two industry figures to put the case for and against a potential ban

With renewed interest in the health risks asocciated with glyphosate, Ash Ellwood ponders what is fact and what are merely 'claims'

As sugar beet drilling reaches its conclusion, focus will shift to carefully managing the crop to reach its yield potential, with close monitoring required to avoid a bad infestation of virus yellows and ensure nutrition needs are met

Catchy weather had steadied spring drilling but the recent gap has enabled growers to push forward in the field

With forward cereal crops and the potential of creeping disease pressures, we find out how grazing sheep could gain growers both time and control before chemical options become available in the spring