Yukon spring bean lives up to its early-to-harvest promise
Yukon is a spring bean with the earliest ripening (9) on the 2020 PGRO Recommended…
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Vining peas project secures BASIS award win
Investigating cultural control measures to combat Bean Seed Fly in vining peas has led to…
Autumn-sown spring beans could fill winter seed shortage
New research from the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has shown that sowing spring…
Cultural techniques can help to manage the damage from bean seed fly
Bean seed fly (delia platura) is a pest with a wide host range that includes…
Collaborative, farm-based environmental project launched in East Yorkshire could significantly cut CO2 levels
A LANDMARK, farm-based project that could help return atmospheric CO2 to pre-industrial levels has been…
Bentazone Stewardship – be aware!
There are limited options for the control of weeds in pulses Bentazone is a post-emergence…
Do you know your beans?
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have joined scientists across Europe to study factors affecting the yield…
Rain splash risk for chocolate spot spread
With spring conditions triggering new growth, winter bean crops are under pressure from chocolate spot…
Combining peas top the gross margin table for spring cropping
For growers considering their spring cropping in the context of a difficult autumn followed by a wet spring, combining peas…
Spring cropping is your finger on the pulse
The pulse area for harvest 2020 looks set to grow, and to a greater extent…