Farmers encouraged to engage with ambitious new soya displacement project
Farmers are being urged to take the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to displace imported soya and grow…
Browsing: Crops
Check OSR with the pod test
Farmers managing oilseed rape with glyphosate before harvest can use the pod test to apply…
Quantis sets potatoes on route to higher yields
New research reveals applying Quantis at tuber set timing enables potato plants to produce and…
Pulses UK appoints new officeholder team
Michael Shuldham has been named as the new president of Pulses UK, with William Ringrose…
Agri-tech innovator tests imaging detection technology during extended potato season
Ground-sensing technology TuberScan – developed by agri-tech business B-hive Innovations and partners – is entering…
Silicon-treated sugar beet shows effective aphid resistance
A 2022 sugar beet trial carried out by an independent research body has shown plants…
Variety decisions driven by local trials information
Plant breeder Limagrain UK’s latest survey has shown that arable farmers favour local variety trials…
Keep all options open for season-long pest control
Brassica growers should look to keep all remaining foliar insecticide options open for the difficult…
Clarity for farm saved seed declarations
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published payment rates for farmed saved seed…
Hutchinsons advises on late blight control
Crop production specialists, Hutchinsons, have advised that growers should assess how well the herbicide spray…