Technical

Early drilling defied conventional grass-weed wisdom in autumn 2025, but favourable conditions helped deliver surprisingly good control. What lessons can growers take into another potential early-drilling season?

As more growers integrate Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions into arable rotations, there is increasingly a need to consider unintended agronomic consequences

Vaccination is considered key to preventing fatalities from clostridial diseases in beef cattle

The news that the current lungworm vaccine will cease production from 2028, is cause for concern for the UK cattle sector

With oilseed rape acreage set to rise, growers have an opportunity to restore its role as a grass-weed cleaning crop by combining competitive establishment with robust herbicide strategies

Choosing the right wheat variety means looking beyond headline yields and quality groups, with disease resistance, drilling flexibility and end-market suitability increasingly shaping profitable cropping decisions

Biosecurity and testing are key to controlling border disease in sheep flocks, a disease which could be silently driving high barren rates and abortions

Research suggests successful breeding preparation is about far more than feeding extra concentrates for a few weeks before the ram goes out.

Following numerous reports of caterpillar activity in maize crops across the country in recent weeks, agronomists are advising growers to remain vigilant and ensure they correctly identify species

Providing animals with essential micronutrients will help support livestock health and performance, but how can farmers get this nutrition into animals before licks and supplements are required?