Weed pressure could increase in south east following dry spell
A prolonged period of dry weather coupled with a significant switch to spring cropping is causing weed control programmes to change for farmers in south east England.
Torrential winter rain led to a huge shift away from winter...
NEW: Introducing RGT Saki feed wheat
One of the most exciting feed wheats to hit the Recommended List in recent years looks set to earn a place on conventional and organic farms across the country from next autumn onwards.
RGT Saki is the new outstanding group 4 soft wheat variety...
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...
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...
Attention to detail results in competition win
A keen eye for detail is what competition-winning Leicestershire farmers, Chris and Harvey Marshall, believe is the secret to their recent success.
Not only did they win the winter wheat category of a regional NFU growers’ competition recently...
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...
Donât drop guard against yellow rust and Septoria
Recent cold, dry weather may have reduced the immediate disease pressure in cereal crops, but growers cannot drop their guard against yellow rust and Septoria at the main spring fungicide timings, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons warns...
Variety choice decides agronomy spend
03.09.19
After what has been a difficult year, the importance growers attach to a variety’s disease resistance is likely to increase even further. For many, the ability of a variety to resist disease has overtaken yield as the deciding factor when...
Corteva Agriscience Inatreq⢠Active Approved in UK
31 March 2021: Corteva Agriscience announced today that the UK has approved the registration of a product with Inatreq™ active.
Univoq™ fungicide with Inatreq active, now approved for sale and use in the UK, is a new fungicide that offers...
Weed pressure could increase in south east following dry spell
A prolonged period of dry weather coupled with a significant switch to spring cropping is causing weed control programmes to change for farmers in south east England.
Torrential winter rain led to a huge shift away from winter...
NEW: Introducing RGT Saki feed wheat
One of the most exciting feed wheats to hit the Recommended List in recent years looks set to earn a place on conventional and organic farms across the country from next autumn onwards.
RGT Saki is the new outstanding group 4 soft wheat variety...
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...
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...
Attention to detail results in competition win
A keen eye for detail is what competition-winning Leicestershire farmers, Chris and Harvey Marshall, believe is the secret to their recent success.
Not only did they win the winter wheat category of a regional NFU growers’ competition recently...
NEW: Introducing RGT Saki feed wheat
One of the most exciting feed wheats to hit the Recommended List in recent years looks set to earn a place on conventional and organic farms across the country from next autumn onwards.
RGT Saki is the new outstanding group 4 soft wheat variety...
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...
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...
Attention to detail results in competition win
A keen eye for detail is what competition-winning Leicestershire farmers, Chris and Harvey Marshall, believe is the secret to their recent success.
Not only did they win the winter wheat category of a regional NFU growers’ competition recently...
Well how safe are they?
There is well known toxicity to the human nervous system.
How safe are they for insect life?
Never applied here until the 1970’s.
Lathered it on since.
Sometimes danger is more prevalent in the close and familiar than the exotic.
We never apply it to grass. Yet the grass...
For some reason I can't post the video if someone can please do. Go to about 48 mins in and there is a farmer called Angus from Yorkshire who Is not using fungicides but concentrating on plant health and nutrition.
I find this very interesting as we did some on farm trials and saw very similar...