Major breakthrough at Rothamsted
One of biology’s most charismatic relationships, credited with helping plants to colonise land more than…
Browsing: Crops
Farmers invited to take part in survey to help tackle arable weed problem
BASF is inviting farmers to take part in a national weed control survey to track…
Innovative New OSR Scheme to Reduce Erucic Acid Contamination Concerns
An innovative scheme launched at Cereals 2017 promises to markedly reduce OSR growers’ erucic acid…
Smart water management: saves money and time
The unseasonably dry weather this spring has forced many farmers to irrigate large proportions of…
Dow Shield: apply now to control key competitive high biomass weeds in forage maize
When Dow Shield (clopyralid) was first registered in the UK in 1976, over 40 years…
Busting myths on disease pressure
With T2 sprays complete for many, and only late drilled crops left to go, what…
OSR champion varieties for growers in the west
Major steps forward in breeding technology for OSR in recent years have resulted in genetic…
It’s Not Too Late to Boost Protein Levels in Your Milling Wheat
Recent weather is, once again, giving some farmers cause for concern. The good weather that…
Pest and disease warning from PGRO
The PGRO has come up with some timely warnings about possible imminent threats to growers…
A cautionary tale of broad leaved weed resistance
Most UK cereal growers with blackgrass know only too well that herbicide resistance in this…