16 August 2017 UK used 1,541 million litres of biofuels between April 2016 and 2017 The UK Department for Transport has released its Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) statistics for…
16 August 2017 Soil health: What is it, and how can it be measured and improved? Soils support and sustain our crops. They are, quite frankly, miraculous. But being complex, they…
16 August 2017 ‘Maxi cover crop’ project reports early findings Details of an ambitious AHDB-funded programme of coordinated cover crop trials were announced earlier this year. Now the first…
15 August 2017 Early OSR variety proves its worth Andy Stirrat of Fingask Farm, Rhynd near Perth has his crop of Archimedes oilseed rape…
15 August 2017 Be prepared to tackle high BYDV risk Cereal crops across the country are at higher risk of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV)…
14 August 2017 Stop PCN damage for even potato emergence Potato Cyst Nematode feeding activity on potato crop roots can severely delay emergence and, in…
11 August 2017 Syngenta Half-Price offer on 90% drift reducing nozzles Pre-emergence herbicide application using 90% drift reducing nozzle technology can deliver significantly better Black-grass control,…
11 August 2017 Low, Slow, Get Covered with Pre-Em Applications Pre-emergence herbicides are the mainstay of autumn grassweed control programmes. New trials have shown how…
10 August 2017 UK Expert Committee on Pesticides recruiting new members The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) provides independent, impartial advice to the government on…
10 August 2017 Scottish seed exporters set to increase tonnage to Brazil and Kenya Government representatives from Scotland and Brazil met in July to simplify the import classification requirements…