Arable
Improving our genetic knowledge of wheat is not a drag
When it comes to breeding better wheat varieties, often, though we seek to introduce desirable genes that increase yield, these...
Arable
When it comes to breeding better wheat varieties, often, though we seek to introduce desirable genes that increase yield, these...
Machinery
Harper Adams’ engineering specialist Dr. Kit Franklin has told members of the Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science (NIIAS) that...
Agri-Business
The high quality of UK soft wheat its potential export opportunities was showcased at a baking workshop in Algeria earlier...
Arable
Rothamsted Research recently hosted a technical seminar on how the UK can avoid a potential Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV)...
Arable
Increased difficulty controlling the UK’s number one wheat disease is prompting crop protection experts, Syngenta, to focus extra research effort...
Agri-Business
Wheat price has the potential to rise. Short supplies and big weather events will drive that rise. That’s according to...
Arable
Seed sales managers are seeking to remind growers that second wheats could offer a profitable cropping option this season – if...
Arable
To maximise yield and profit from second wheats in 2019, take-all control is a key consideration this autumn, according to...
Arable
Despite one of the wettest springs and driest summers on record, Lincolnshire farmer Tim Lamyman, has managed to harvest yields...
Arable
Copa and Cogeca has released new estimates for this year’s EU grain harvest, forecasting a 6% drop in EU cereal...
Arable
Researchers have now shown that careful selection of the variety of the first wheat in a new cropping cycle can...
Arable
Ensuring that Scottish cereals remain “the supply of choice” for the whisky and gin markets will be among the topics...
Arable
Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry in the UK, delegates...
Arable
A weed-killing machine that pulverises weed seeds upon harvest could be a huge step in reducing the amount of chemicals...
Arable
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice cereal management tips – for the...
Arable
Last year’s UK-based ‘Cereals’ event, for tillage farmers, featured an 8m long x 1.5m deep soil pit, demonstrating the impact...
Arable
Global wheat production is expected to fall in 2017, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United...
Arable
Rothamsted Research is to undertake field trials in the UK, which will assess the ability of GM wheat cultivars to...