Red Tractor appoints new Combinable Crops and Sugar Beet Sector chair
Kit Papworth is the newly appointed chair of the Red Tractor Combinable Crops and Sugar…
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Advice for maize growers: harvest early before too much crop is lost to the heat and drought
The independent silage and microbiologist Dr David Davies is telling maize growers that ‘waiting until…
Prevent soil phosphorus-deficiency and protect crops before ‘it’s too late to reverse’
Timac Agro UK is advising arable growers to post-harvest test their soil’s mineral levels for…
Don’t get caught out by early maturing maize crops, warns Wynnstay crop manager
With hot and dry growing season conditions, UK maize growers are being urged to check…
UK water security is being neglected by politicians, says NFU president
With the recent hot weather and lack of rainfall, concerns are building for farming as…
The Steketee EC-Ridger is making mechanical weed control possible for potatoes and carrots
Agri-machinery manufacturer Lemken has produced the Steketee EC-Ridger, to help farmers keep their ridge crops…
Cutting-edge green innovation showcased during SRUC ministerial visit
Scotland’s business minister Ivan McKee recently visited Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Barony Campus, where he…
DormFresh sprout suppressant now approved for stored potatoes in GB
The approval of 1,4SIGHT (1,4-Dimethylnapthalene or DMN) means that growers will now have an option…
Government grants £3.3m in funding to Miscanthus upscaling project
The second phase of the UK government’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme has awarded a project,…
Initial pulse reports suggest that winter-sown pulse yields have held up, while domestic demand is rising
Recent BASF reports from across the UK indicate that winter pulse crop yields are much better…