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Eric Watson, a farmer in Ashburton, New Zealand, broke the world record for the highest wheat yield in 2020. Achieving an amazing 17.39t/ha, the result breaks the previous record of 16.79t/ha from 2017… also held by Eric Watson. With his second consecutive Guinness World Record, many are understandably curious about his methods and approach. On the farm “I always like to …
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Agronomist & Arable Farmer have just launched a new LinkedIn page! Follow us to keep up to date on the very latest developments within the Arable sector.
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CLICK HERE to be taken to our dedicated LinkedIn page. Don’t forget to give us a follow and never miss out on the breaking stories.
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A recent trial in potatoes has shown that using smart liquid fertilisers can significantly reduce the amount of phosphate required to generate one tonne of yield when compared to traditional granular fertilisers. Carl Gibbard, Agro-Vital technical manager, explains this insight could pay dividends as growers plan their crop nutrition programme for the upcoming season and seek more environmentally sustainable products. …
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Sugar beet growers will be able to choose virus yellows tolerant beet in 2022 after MARUSCHA KWS was added to the BBRO Recommended List. Other notable additions include KATJANA KWS, a high-yielding BCN tolerant variety with low bolting, and SMART RIXTA KWS, a CONVISO® SMART variety that is a good partner for the now well-established SMART JANNINKA KWS. In virus yellows …
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Limagrain has added two new sugar beet varieties to the BBRO 2022 Recommended List, whilst the highest yielding variety on the Recommended List, BTS 1915, keeps its lead for the second year running at 107.3% BTS 5570 has one of the best disease resistance packages available along with high sugar content. BTS 3020 offers high yield and excellent bolting resistance …
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Corteva Agriscience announced today that the UK has approved the registration of a product with Inatreq active. Univoq, now approved for sale and use in the UK, is a new fungicide that offers exceptional curative and protectant control on all Septoria strains, supporting a long-term sustainable fungicide strategy on farms. As the first new target site for Septoria control registered in the UK for …
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Employers of seasonal agricultural workers were called by the government yesterday, to help keep the nation safe and restrict the spread of Covid-19 by registering for free workplace testing. The move follows the introduction of a new bespoke testing regime for international arrivals , which extended the supply of free Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests to employers of seasonal agricultural …
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