Bringing variety crop plots together for better comparison
Crop plots are back centre stage at the Cereals Event, meaning visitors can compare top…
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Horsch introduces ‘tilted’ sprayer nozzles caps for more effective application.
Horsch has developed ‘tilted’ sprayer nozzles caps for use in band application and improved wetting…
Silicon improves yield and soil health
Silicon, the world’s second most abundant element, can increase yield, improve soil health, strength plants…
Valuable but variable oilseed rape crops need tailored protection, expert says
High prices of around £600/tonne make it well worth investing attention to detail to look…
Sulphur addition key to making the most of nitrogen
The benefits of adding sulphur to a spring nutrition programme shouldn’t be forgotten as growers…
Helix Farm network continues to expand – now with two more new farms in the Borders and Scotland
The Hutchinsons Helix project is a unique, farm scale, national trials-based initiative looking at improving…
Window of opportunity opens for controlling ‘red-faced’ weeds in oilseed rape
With autumn herbicide programmes working well in most oilseed rape crops, growers now have a…
Agronomist of the Year award goes to James Rimmer
James Rimmer of VCS (UK) was crowned Agronomist of the Year at the prestigious National…
Young Agronomist of the Year award goes to Sally Cox
In a glittering ceremony at London’s Bankside Hilton on Thursday night Sally Cox of Farmacy…
National UK farm trials confirm superiority of soil nitrogen n-min test
N-Min test predicts exact soil N reserves nearly 80% of the time compared to less…