SpotCheck 2020-21 results demonstrate prevalence of light leaf spot across UK
The majority of oilseed rape-growing counties across the UK recorded positive results for light leaf…
Browsing: Agronomy
Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) Fellow Professor Jane Rickson wins a 2021 Top 50 Women in Engineering Award
IAgrE Fellow Jane Rickson, Professor of Soil Erosion and Conservation at Cranfield Soil and Agrifood…
Farmers collaborate to find hop varieties for a growing sustainably produced beer market
Farmers, brewers and breeders are teaming up with researchers to begin a three-year trial to…
New hydraulic overload protection
Amazone has extended the build options on its Cenius-2TX trailed cultivator models, in working widths…
New industry network launched to tackle the carbon footprint of crop production
Sponsors sought from the food and farming industry to fund research into achieving net zero…
Reap cost benefit of take-all treatment as second wheat area tipped to rise
With new crop wheat trading at a healthy £160 to £170 per tonne second wheats…
Plan OSR desiccation carefully
Plan OSR desiccation carefully in order to avoid crop damage and yield losses at this…
Vigilance urged as weather threatens to increase potato blight disease risk
Now is the time to protect potato crops against late blight after Hutton Criteria disease…
Drones: A new age of farming
Drones are changing the face of farming, allowing for precision, optimisation, visualisation and application in…
Sugar beet workers reminded of safety guidelines
The safety of those coming into crops and the good stewardship of products that growers…