Technical

Developing chickpeas as a novel source of homegrown protein is the focus of a new research project, which will explore the potential for domestic chickpea production and boost the UK’s first chickpea breeding programme.

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland. He has worked for Agrovista for 23 years.

With variety decisions for the coming season at the forefront of minds, Alice Dyer attended an AHDB and ADAS Recommended List variety demo in Herefordshire, to find out which varieties are best suited to the West.

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. 

With cover crop drilling set to closely follow the combines, Alice Dyer explores what the perfect species mix might look like.

Growers, farmers, processors and the public are asked to remain vigilant after APHA confirmed findings of Colorado potato beetle larvae in Kent.

Companion cropping oilseed rape can not only help overcome establishment challenges, but also substantially reduce the amount of herbicides leached into water courses, trials have found.

A pea and bean intercrop may seem like an unusual choice, but it could be a viable option as a feed crop with added agronomic benefits.

Visitors to this year’s Groundswell event were given lessons in the practical application of agroecology to make their farming systems more sustainable and resilient.