winter wheat

Winter wheat drilling is well underway but progress across the UK is mixed and is being heavily influenced by the weather and previous cropping

New research has revealed possible cause of herbicide-resistant weed

Alex and Joanna Wilcox live and farm with their three sons at Hill Farm near Downham Market on the Norfolk County Council Stow Estate. Covering 240 hectares of Fen silty clay loam, they grow winter milling wheat, winter feed barley, spring malting barley, spring beans and sugar beet.

With few chemical control options available for wheat bulb fly (WBF), growers should consider earlier sowing or an increased seed rate to help tolerate pest damage in high pressure areas.