Make the most of pre-em weed control in beet
Pre-emergence herbicides will need to feature more prominently in sugar beet weed control programmes in…
Author JohnSwire
JohnSwire
John Swire - Deputy editor of Agronomist and Arable Farmer as well as responsibility for the Agronomist and Arable Farmer and Farm Business websites. After 17 years milking cows on the family farm John started writing about agriculture in 1998 and has since written for a variety of publications and has developed a wide circle of contacts within the industry. When not working John is a season ticket holder at Stoke City and also of late has become a fitness freak, listing cycling, swimming and walking as his exercises of choice.
Trailed sprayer for orchard and vineyard operation
Kuhn has launched an advanced version of its top-of-the-range orchard sprayer, offering fruit growers improved…
Cereals 2020 goes online
The Cereals Event is to move online for the first time ever to support the…
New acaricides to tackle return of mite problem to orchards
A few years ago, it seemed that IPM strategies had solved mite problems in orchards…
Claas bring forward launch of online PartsDoc catalogue in response to Coronavirus pandemic
In order to minimise human contact and still provide a high level of service to…
Arable growers warned not to ditch multi-site fungicides as chlorothalonil deadline looms
With the final use-up date for chlorothalonil rapidly approaching, arable growers in the UK will…
Exeter researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease
A consortium of researchers from the University of Exeter, led by Professor Gero Steinberg, combined their…
Final chance for post-em herbicides in wheat
Field conditions are improving in many parts of the country with longer, warmer days giving…
Check for early leaf emergence in late drilled wheat
As late drilled winter wheat crops pick up with warmer weather, plants could hit early…
Rain splash risk for chocolate spot spread
With spring conditions triggering new growth, winter bean crops are under pressure from chocolate spot…