Pest and disease warning from PGRO
The PGRO has come up with some timely warnings about possible imminent threats to growers…
Browsing: Agronomy
A cautionary tale of broad leaved weed resistance
Most UK cereal growers with blackgrass know only too well that herbicide resistance in this…
Benchmarking and ‘big data’ could be increasingly important for arable margins
Benchmarking of crop performance plus use of big data to identify farming practices that deliver…
Nitrogen fixation research could shed light on biological mystery
Inspired by a natural process found in certain bacteria, a team of Caltech researchers is…
Seed treatment protection for farmers in Ireland
A seed treatment that creates a ‘zone of protection’ against two common cereal pests is…
Copa, Cogeca urge MEPs to approve fertiliser plan
Copa & Cogeca have urged MEPs to approve the draft opinions by MEPs Jan Huitema…
Bayer hosts Young Innovators Forum at local research farm
Twenty early-career researchers, agronomists and farmers have visited Bayer’s Chishill Research Farm as part of…
Download the new RB209 today
The new AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) is now available to download as app and…
Syngenta launches new seed treatment fungicide
Syngenta has announced the launch of Plensaris seed treatment fungicide for the control of downy…
It’s not too late to boost protein levels in your milling wheat
Recent weather is, once again, giving some farmers cause for concern. The good weather that…