4 February 2020 The pitfalls of volunteer beans and advice on spring drilling beans Field bean volunteer crops … Following difficult autumn sowing conditions and high autumn and winter…
3 December 2019 The latest PGRO recommended lists show that LSPB varieties bring pulse growers an impressive choice of bean and combining pea varieties The latest Recommended Lists (RL) for field beans and combining peas announced on November 27…
29 November 2019 The 2019 pulse harvest was significantly better than 2018 With harvest now complete, I am pleased to say that my statement in the…
29 November 2019 PGRO announce new 2020 field bean and combining pea Recommended Lists Stephen Belcher, PGRO principal technical officer, announced the new 2020 PGRO Recommended Lists for combining…
15 October 2019 New crop diversification cluster will promote diversification of European agriculture A ‘crop diversification cluster’ has been set up whereby partner organisations from countries across the…
13 May 2019 Break bruchid egg laying cycle Bean growers have a better chance to control bruchid beetle this season, but may need…
26 April 2019 Early pea & bean pests / post-emergence herbicides Damage to legume crops from pea and bean weevil and field thrips has been reported in…
21 March 2019 Standing up for peas this spring Between 50% and 75% of combining peas are now drilled, depending on where in the…
16 March 2019 Pulses UK elects new president and vice-president Lewis Cottey was elected President of Pulses UK (formerly BEPA) at the organisation’s Annual Meeting…
19 February 2019 Growing beans for a protein premium Staffordshire based Rob Atkin, is one of the farmers who has signed up for the…