Oilseed rape

Gross output value falls below four-year average

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops.

One Dorset farm has identified six key areas to secure oilseed rape establishment, securing successful yields and a firm place in a profitable rotation

With grain prices rising again after easing last week, Cedric Porter takes a look at the factors affecting the markets.

The latest edition of the AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) sees shorter variety tables compared with previous years including the first Group 1 wheat addition since 2017 and the first six-row hybrid barley with BYDV tolerance

Although recent rainfall has forced intermittent harvesting, we heard from growers around the country who remain positive about grain quality and yield

Good establishment of oilseed rape is essential to growing a successful crop with a decent yield. Neil Groom, general manager for Grainseed gives his top tips for getting OSR off to a strong start.