15 December 2016 Sprouts gain natural disease defence Brussels sprouts will remain safely in our Christmas dinners, thanks to University of Warwick research…
15 December 2016 Intercropping can support greener farming, Hutton ecologists say Planting peas and other legumes alongside cereal crops could help make farming greener, ecologists at…
15 December 2016 Gleadell loads 25,000t milling wheat shipment to Algeria The biggest shipment of grain to leave East Anglia so far this season departed Great…
14 December 2016 New study shows wheat crop yield can be increased by up to 20 per cent using new chemical technology, providing a solution to global food insecurity UK scientists have created a synthetic molecule that when applied to crops, has been shown…
14 December 2016 AHDB reviews management options to control free-living nematodes A review into both UK and overseas research suggests alternative ways to control free living…
14 December 2016 Running field drains prompt OSR herbicides advice As field drains start to run after recent rain, oilseed rape growers and spraying contractors…
14 December 2016 Poor Scottish cereal harvest confirmed Scotland’s 2016 cereal harvest is estimated to have fallen 11 per cent on 2015. Scottish…
13 December 2016 Ascra Xpro will deliver the best yields and returns for growers A new wheat flag leaf fungicide promises growers the biggest yields, increased profitability over competitor…
13 December 2016 Forming a second line of plant defence – capturing disease-resistant DNA Scientists have developed a new improved method for capturing longer DNA fragments, doubling the size…
13 December 2016 Professional standards needed for use of treated seed on farm – AIC A qualification, akin to that for sprayer operators, is needed to promote standards and best…