Warm weather raises BYDV threat to high
Recent mild weather is resulting in reports of large flights of aphids which are rapidly…
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BYDV risk research for cereals funded
Virus-spreading aphids and the risk they pose to winter cereal crops are the subjects of…
Wheat bulb fly pressure stays low in 2018
It is one of the lowest-risk years for wheat bulb fly (WBF) since monitoring began,…
New app that uses drone to make walking fields a thing of the past.
DroneAG has launched a first-of-its-kind app that scouts fields for you, in less time and…
Go back to basics to improve fertiliser efficiency
With 40% of fertiliser lost to leaching and volatilisation, growers are being urged to improve…
Potential Diquat ban challenges future harvest
Use of alternative herbicides was the main topic of discussion at the final AHDB Strategic…
New chemistries deliver industry’s first major innovation in decades
For the first time in more than 50 years, a new type of environmentally friendly,…
Variable OSR growth creates autumn fungicide challenge
Early disease pressure in oilseed rape is much lower than last year due to dry…
Managed lower inputs at Strategic Farm East
With ever-increasing pressure for farmers to find ways to cut costs, AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds…
Policy-makers cannot afford to ignore soil sustainability
Soils play a key role in climate regulation, nutritious diets, agricultural livelihoods, and biodiversity. But soils have dropped…