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…
Browsing: Protein Crops
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…
The pitfalls of volunteer beans and advice on spring drilling beans
Field bean volunteer crops … Following difficult autumn sowing conditions and high autumn and winter…
The latest PGRO recommended lists show that LSPB varieties bring pulse growers an impressive choice of bean and combining pea varieties
The latest Recommended Lists (RL) for field beans and combining peas announced on November 27…
The 2019 pulse harvest was significantly better than 2018
With harvest now complete, I am pleased to say that my statement in the…