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Act early to stop yellow rust and Septoria Early action will be key to preventing yellow rust and Septoria gaining a foothold in crops as we enter the main spring growing period, according to leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons. The risk from both diseases is relatively high following a milder...

A lot to like about this variety but is the royalty the same as with Wolverine where there is a second royalty payment which is probably more expensive than applying an insecticide if one wanted to?

Just got a bit for potential home saved seed for next year depending on fert prices, weather and black grass. I would like to drill it with my Claydon on 7 inch row gaps but I also have a vaderstad, so my question is would the vaddy be better for spring wheat with its closer coulters or will...

Well seeing as it’s new year and last years thread on this topic ram to 80 pages, thought it time to start a new one for this year’s harvest. I don’t have a lot of winter corn in but what I have is looking ok. The warm December certainly did no harm. A selection as off today. Graham after...

R and R ………….. September 2021 Harvest 2021 was the second in succession where the combine saw no rapeseed through its 12m header. At least this time it was planned, as not an acre was planted following the 100% loss of our 2020 crop. This we redrilled with Linseed after finding most of the...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland A new maize hybrid which combines high yields with excellent standing power and harvest flexibility has been launched for 2022 by maize plant breeder, KWS. Suitable for forage, CCM or biogas, Debalto carries an FAO (maturity rating) of 170, which places...

Highest untreated yield and strong disease resistance should give Lightning an edge New two-row winter barley looks another winner from the Elsoms-Ackermann stable With a December 1st ex-farm spot price of £204/t, up from £142/t a year ago, and with a solid reputation as being one of the best...

With the highest septoria resistance rating for a milling wheat Mayflower looks set for success With the UK agricultural sector’s focus firmly fixed on sustainability, the addition of new Group 2 milling wheat Mayflower to the 2022/23 Recommended List (RL) should be of serious interest to...

The AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) publications provide variety-performance data. With information on yield and quality, agronomic features and market options, use these variety-specific highlights (alongside the main RL) to identify promising varieties for your farm...

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF The UK area of hybrid rye increased 25% this autumn as more growers recognised its agronomic and financial benefits. The crop will be new to many, so CPM looks at how to make sure it delivers good results next harvest. Fertiliser requirement is...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine Download PDF As growers seek to protect their most valuable asset, could varieties have a role to play in building soil health and better biology? CPM explores the concept. These varieties could act as the best insurance policies for growers...

The AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) publications provide variety-performance data. With information on yield and quality, agronomic features and market options, use these variety-specific highlights (alongside the main RL) to identify promising varieties for your farm...

Our agronomist only ordered 54t of liquid Fert 26 5 instead of 75t we asked them to order back in September. 21t short! which has now doubled in price. In order to sort the requirements out for this cropping year they have proposed using Liquisafe and Efficient N28 to plug the shortfall of 21t...

Hello again. We are looking into doing hybrid rye this spring on some fairly light land (in places its heavy but overall its quite sandy). 30 acre rented block that my father is very keen on renting out to potatoes - which doesnt do the soil any good in my opinion. We like the look of rye...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland BASF and KWS have accepted a grower’s challenge and have launched the first ever British Farming Bake Off. The competition is open to anyone. To enter, bakers should post pictures of their farming inspired bread, cakes, biscuits and pastries on social...

Sartorial's 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...

I am currently looking at this. there's a few doing it round here now. Some to dry, some to crimp. I like the look of it to crimp, but I'm unsure on the saleability of the crimped grain. Discuss.....