Arable
Harvest checklist launched to help farmers capitalise on sustainability of maize
With the drive to farm sustainably, be sure to capitalise on the excellent potential in this year’s forage maize crops...
Arable
Arable
Warm weather brings threat of BYDV for cereal growers
The current spell of warm weather will be welcomed by almost every farmer, but if it were to continue for...
Arable
Milk producers commit to home-grown wheat and barley for straw value
Increasing numbers of dairy farmers in Northern Ireland seem committed to growing their own acreages of wheat and barley. But...
Arable
Somerset cereal farmer named first White’s Organic Grower of the Year
Pete Cheek from Godminster Farm in Somerset has been awarded the inaugural Organic Grower of the Year award by White’s...
Arable
NFU Scotland launches 2021 harvest survey
The signs are showing that this year’s harvest has been a good one, but the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland...
Arable
Rothamsted gets ‘green light’ for genome-edited wheat
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
Arable
Year one of protein crop trial heavily subscribed in Northern Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has confirmed that 80 farmers successfully applied for the first year...
Arable
Controlling grassland weeds now sets up pastures for optimal growth next spring
The weather this spring was not conducive to dealing with grassland weeds. Many, such as docks, thistles, and nettles, have...
Machinery
Kverneland to showcase new machines at Tillage Live
Kverneland will be showing several new machines at next month’s Tillage Live event in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire. The line-up will...
Arable
Harvest 2021: Propionic acid supply issues impacting grain treatment
Production problems this year have led to supply and availability issues of propionic acid to treat grain on farms, according...
Arable
Farmers urged to watch for slug attacks after wet weather
Farmers are being urged to watch out for a resurgence of slugs in farm crops over coming weeks after the...
Agri-Business
Lemken dwells on the details with Azurit 10 seed drill
Lemken has updated its precision drill range with the latest launch of the Azurit 10. The changes are to smaller...
Arable
Resistance emerging to key light leaf spot fungicide
The fungus responsible for light leaf spot, an important disease of oilseed rape, is showing increasing resistance to azole fungicides...
Agri-Business
Video: A good start for Redstart with Amazone combination drill
An Amazone Cirrus drill was called upon to get a crop of Redstart into the ground as mid-August approached, which...
Arable
Industry committed to re-establishing Scotland's seed potato trade with Europe
Industry leaders have said they will push to reinstate Scotland’s valuable seed potato trade with Europe at the opening of...
Agri-Business
Claas refreshes its mid-sized combines
Claas has been taking a long hard look at its range of combines and has revitalised its mid-sized machines, calling...
Arable
Room for improvement in slug control strategies
A survey of UK arable growers has highlighted the need for greater accuracy when applying slug pellets, with application timing...
Arable
Growers raise concerns about comments supporting a compulsory levy
Vegetable, flower and potato growers who led the campaign to abolish a statutory levy on horticulture and potato production, have...
