Arable
Tillage: The role of potassium in cereal crop development
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published an overview of the role played by potassium in maximising cereal crop development....
Crop Yields
Arable
Sugar signalling applications could boost wheat yields by up to 12% – study
Enhancing individual plants’ sugar signalling ability could deliver increased wheat yields of up to 12%. This is according to a joint...
Arable
Rock weathering produces up to 20.5% higher crop yield - study
A study co-authored by scientists at UNDO has found that enhanced rock weathering contributed to a 9.3-20.5% higher crop yield...
Agri-Business
NI grass growth in March below long-term average
Northern Ireland’s grass growth in March will be below the long-term average, at 7.2kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/day, according to...
N.Ireland
New sclerotinia risk alerts tool delivers over 90%
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has developed a sclerotinia risk alerts tool for oilseed rape crops, that has...
Arable
How does climate uncertainty impact crop yield?
As harvest approaches, farmers and agronomists eagerly assess their crops to try and anticipate how crops will yield. Yield estimates...
Agri-Business
EU summer crop yields close to 5-year average
The September MARS bulletin published by the European Commission states that overall yields of summer crops in the EU are...
Environment
Herbicide reduction can maintain crop yields, new research shows
Research carried out by the European Commission’s “Science for Environment Policy” suggests a herbicide-light approach to farming does not have...
Arable
'Good crop yields and quality in Ireland; EU forecasts revised downwards'
Despite the fact that frequent rain has hampered the harvest in Ireland, first reports suggest good crop yields and quality...
