SmartHort Automation Challenge Launches
A competition to match expert engineers from the manufacturing industry with horticulture producers to develop…
Browsing: Agronomy
Emerging threat from new tomato virus
UK growers are being urged to look out for symptoms of a potential new virus…
Farm consultant wins first Brian Chambers Award
Jack Buckingham, a trainee farm consultant from Devon-based Creedy Associates, has been presented with the…
Top up your BASIS points before 1 June
There are just three months left for BASIS Professional Register members to collect their allocated…
Trial plots point to better Ramularia reduction from earlier fungicide spray
New results from trials suggest barley growers looking to boost control of the growing problem…
Extended shelf life for biological control agent
Over the last few years BASF has invested heavily in their biological nematode factory in…
Oilseed rape overview
Current spring-like weather means decisions have to be made regarding oilseed rape agronomy. An overview…
Herbicide reboot may be needed if spraying with hard water
Farmers destroying weed-infested stubbles or old grassland prior to planting spring crops, including maize, may…
Opportunity for growers to host first horticulture strategic centre
AHDB Horticulture is offering three growers an exclusive chance to try out the latest labour…
Trials look at cost-effective spring weed control
A Nottinghamshire farm is hosting field scale trials looking at cost-effective options for spring weed…