‘Exceptionally warm’ weather tests variety performance
Dry season highlights importance of selecting varieties with proven resilience As scientists report that the…
Yearly Archives: 2018
Winter wheat harvest results 2018
The first yield data for the AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials are now…
New appointment boosts Hutchinsons precision team
Crop production specialists Hutchinsons have appointed Lewis McKerrow as digital farming manager. Mr McKerrow will…
Dry weather increases potential risk of pesticides reaching watercourses
Due to the extreme weather conditions experienced across the country this summer, growers are being…
Choose bold seeds for vigour and yield, says DLF
Oilseed rape seeds are smaller than normal this year due to the drought during pod…
Latest app gives farmers an insight into hybrid barley returns
UK winter barley growers considering switching to growing a hybrid can gain greater insight into…
Epigenome of bread wheat mapped to piece together its genetic heritage
Published in Genome Research, based on a novel method developed by Earlham Institute, UK, an international…
New partnership between China’s XAG and Harper Adams University
The National Centre for Precision Farming (NCPF) at Harper Adams University and XAG, one of the world’s…
BASF closes acquisition of vegetable seeds business from Bayer
BASF has closed the acquisition of Bayer’s global vegetable seeds business, mainly operating under the…
One giant leap for wheat
A major international research collaboration has revealed what makes wheat tick, promising discoveries to combat…