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…
Browsing: Crops
‘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…
Early OSR variety proves its worth
Andy Stirrat of Fingask Farm, Rhynd near Perth has his crop of Archimedes oilseed rape…
Be prepared to tackle high BYDV risk
Cereal crops across the country are at higher risk of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV)…
Stop PCN damage for even potato emergence
Potato Cyst Nematode feeding activity on potato crop roots can severely delay emergence and, in…
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,…
Low, Slow, Get Covered with Pre-Em Applications
Pre-emergence herbicides are the mainstay of autumn grassweed control programmes. New trials have shown how…
UK Expert Committee on Pesticides recruiting new members
The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) provides independent, impartial advice to the government on…
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…
Value of organic materials revealed by research
Yields increase quickly in response to annual applications of organic materials and the value of…