Dekalb News
In the final article in our series, DEKALB trials manager, Anders Christensen pulls together harvest data from the companys UK research network to assess how key varieties have performed where it matters.
Wide performance variations reflect challenging season
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Cope Seeds adds Terravesta AthenaTM to its portfolio
In an industry first, Cope Seeds and Grain is partnering with Miscanthus specialist, Terravesta, to market its rhizome hybrid Terravesta Athena.
The new opportunity has been launched to help support the growing need to decarbonise the...
New regenerative grass seed Estate Range launched
A new regenerative Estate Range of grass seed has been launched to the market by Lincolnshire-based seed specialist Cope Seeds and Grain.
Launched to complement integrated farming systems, the range will enable landowners to reduce input...
Increase profitability with versatile spring barley variety
In a competitive arable market, many mixed farmers are considering alternative cereal varieties offering not only strong untreated yields, but high yielding straw for bedding or forage.
Evelina is a spring barley variety which is...
Triticale solution for drought-prone light land
Shropshire-based arable farmer, Matthew Williams, grows 30 hectares of Securo winter Triticale on his lighter land, where wheat, barley and OSR have struggled in the past.
“We planted Securo Triticale in 2018 because I’d heard it puts down long...
QLF Agronomy News
One farmer has cut his crop establishment costs by more than £100/ha, without compromising yield, by switching to a conservation agriculture crop establishment system which incorporates biological farming. Speaking at the recent QLF Agronomy Soil Event, Jake Freestone, farm...
Cousins introduce Crop Check⢠Crimper Roller
Cousins of Emneth have introduced a new crimper roller with helical blades to roll, break and bruise cover crops ahead of the drill. Rolled down in the direction of planting, the cover crop forms a dense weed suppressing mat on the soil surface...
WHY HYBRIDS ARE KEY TO FUTURE UK OILSEED RAPE SUCCESS
Hybrid oilseed rape originally made its mark in UK arable production through delivery of significantly improved vigour over conventional varieties, greater establishment reliability and higher yields.
Although hybrid seed was often...
Spring Oilseed Rape 2019
A rise in spring drilling is expected in 2019 as a direct result of the winter oilseed rape area dropping to around 580,000 ha. One effect of the prolonged dry conditions which made establishment even more challenging than normal.
These warmer than normal conditions...
Early decision on maize variety needs to be a priority
Farmers should review when they order maize seed if they want to ensure they get the varieties they want and for the seed to be treated with the most widely used seed treatment.
Tim Richmond, Maize Seed Manager for Limagrain believes a...
Limagrain UK's MM succeeds at Charterhouse
Lee Marshallsay, grounds manager at Charterhouse in Surrey, has reported successful results after using a range of MM grass seed from Limagrain UK. Lee has been grounds manager at the prestigious Charterhouse for the last two and a half years. He...
Maize - an opportunistic crop this year
Maize on arable farms could be an attractive option this season for use as AD feedstock or for livestock feed. With livestock farmers looking to rebuild forage stocks, there will be increased interest in either growing maize on contract with a local...
'Difficult' 2018 highlights importance of good spring barley establishment
An extremely challenging spring barley season in 2018 has highlighted the importance of optimising crop establishment for achieving the highest yields. January was wetter than average for much of the UK and while...
Selecting the correct maize variety has always been a major factor influencing crop success but proved even more so in the 2018 growing season
While most maize growers in 2018 achieved reasonable yields and good quality forage harvested early in near perfect conditions allowing early...
Sartorialâs resilience powers it to top spot in wheat variety trial
Excellent establishment and impressive early vigour helped Sartorial winter wheat top the yield stakes in Agrovistas recently harvested variety trial at Kelso in the Scottish Borders.
Sartorial achieved a treated yield of...
Unlocking gypsumâs soil health benefits
Applying gypsum in liquid form could prove especially beneficial to help relieve soil compaction ahead of the autumn sowing programme.
It’s been a tough season for soils. Many fields were drilled in less-than-ideal conditions, often after abandoned...
Helping growers address soil health and crop establishment with new bioscience products
Following the successful launch of Agrovista’s Innovation Range earlier this year, five new products have been added to help address the importance of soil health and crop establishment.
Originally devised...
Cover crops. A practical farm example
The need to restore soil health, control blackgrass and reduce exposure to oilseed rape has resulted in a complete rethink over cropping and rotation on a North Yorkshire farm.
Twenty years ago half of the land at Stephen Tuer Farms was in grass for dairy...