Beware of rodents attacking precious straw stocks
Rodents are out in force again this year and with nationwide straw shortages, farmers are…
Author John Swire
Latest Recommended Lists ‘reset’ to meet complex agronomic challenges
AHDB’s online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2021/22 features major…
Where is the IPM potential for virus-vectoring aphid pests?
Addressing the increasing virus problem faced by seed potato growers may call for a re-think…
United Oilseeds Announces £1.16 Million Pre-Tax Profits
Break crop specialist and independent farmers’ co-operative United Oilseeds has announced a pre-tax profit of £1,166,678 for…
Yen awards announced
The annual Yield Enhancement Network Awards for cereals and oilseeds went online for the first…
Sprayer pioneer fits new intelligent tyres
New pressure and heat sensing tyres have been fitted to a sprayer for the first…
The Controlled Traffic Farming Team at Harper Adams University successfully tilled and drilled their long-term experimental site in late October 2020.
The Traffic & Tillage Project is a long-term plot experiment (36 plots of 80m x…
Wheat pan-genome research to advance global wheat development
In a landmark discovery for global wheat production an international consortium of crop researchers, including…
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP to set out roadmap for the transformation of farm support, live from #OFCBitesize on Monday.
Join the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) at 10am on Monday, 30 November for a special OFC Bitesize,…
Entry-level consoles extend the Topcon line-up
The new Topcon XD (7”) and XD+ (12.1”) touchscreens, which are available in Great Britain…