Pod protection to stop larvae losses
With most oilseed rape well through flowering, growers should now be on the lookout for…
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Cold snap sparks cleaver warning for UK’s cereal growers
A sharp drop in temperatures across the UK’s cereal-growing regions has left farmers facing a…
It’s all about managing disease risk this season
With the UK experiencing major regional variations in cereal disease risk, independent AICC agronomist David…
How one grower turns his biscuit wheats into barn fillers
Achieving high wheat yields and gaining a premium for grain is an attractive proposition as…
Shropshire potato grower joins AHDB Farm Excellence Platform
Shropshire-based Heal Farms has become the latest addition to AHDB’s Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm family.…
Early flag leaf emergence creates spring fungicide challenge
Signs of flag leaves emerging almost a month earlier than normal in some southern wheat…
Sclerotinia risk not just confined to forward crops
OSR plots tested in Herefordshire, Wales and the south west have revealed that between 80-100%…
Maize variety choices for 2017
Hutchinsons has seen a continued increase in the amount of maize now being grown within…
Emergency authorisation for woolly aphid control
CRD has issued an emergency 120-day authorisation for the use of Bayer insecticide Movento Top…
Sclerotinia alert in oilseed rape
Varied establishment of oilseed rape (OSR) crops last Autumn, is likely to have resulted in…