Virtual ploughing match open to all
With many ploughmen and women acutely disappointed at the cancellation of this autumns round of…
Author John Swire
John Swire
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.
New combination gives OSR fighting chance
A new biological seed treatment for oilseed rape is available from UPL this autumn. Aryseed…
Low Carbon Agriculture show launches Digital Insights webinars
Low Carbon Agriculture (LCA) has launched a series of webinars each month on the run…
Staff safety solution Safepoint partner with the Anglia Farmer Group to protect agricultural members
Staff safety solution Safepoint has announced its new partnership with the Anglia Farmer Group (AF Group) – the UK’s…
Don’t let phosphate deficiency stifle wheat potential
Lack of phosphate could be limiting yield potential in many wheat crops, even some of…
Agronomist & Arable Farmer – August 2020
The August 2020 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, features and comments, including: NEWS: CEFETRA EXPANDS…
Agronomist & Arable Farmer – August 2020
The August 2020 issue is now available online! Packed full of news, features and comments, including: NEWS: CEFETRA…
New salad variety on track to achieve 2 million tubers/ha
A next generation salad potato variety has the potential to become a new market leader.…
Recent trends in the EU status of pesticides
“In a recent update of the status of pesticide regulatory approval in the European Union…
Late season round-up: herbicides and winter wheat
Every cloud has a silver lining. If there’s a positive to be found in…