April 2025 issue of Agronomist & Arable Farmer out now
The April 2025 issue is now available online.
Author Richard Lawrence
Nutrition focus for potatoes following wet winter
Hutchinsons agronomist Jack Lane suggests nutrition will need to be a priority for many potato…
Act now as net blotch pressure builds in spring barley
Spring barley growers may need to apply an early fungicide spray to counter increased net…
Willowherb warning this spring
Growers have been urged to watch out for willowherb and take steps to tackle the…
Growers warned to keep an eye on checked disease
Following a reasonably wet winter, winter wheat is moving towards growth stage (GS) 32 pleasantly…
Yellow rust risk to backward wheat
Be alert to yellow rust risks in backward and later-drilled winter wheat crops this spring,…
AHDB seeks planting and variety data
The AHDB is asking for growers to complete its annual Planting and Variety Survey (PVS) so…
Sustainable fertiliser the subject of BBC food documentary
An algae fertiliser was part of the BBC’s 1 ‘Ready Meals: What They Really Mean…
Red Tractor review an “opportunity to reset relationships”
Following the Farm Assurance Review, Red Tractor has committed itself to change. In what it…
Project looks to strip carbon and contaminants from manure
A new project that enables farmers to optimise the use of livestock manure and nutrients…