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What a difference in one year drilled the same date 4th of march Mulika spring wheat and the date of the photo is the same 8th of May

Understand biostimulants for best results this spring There are often mixed views about the value of biostimulants to arable crops, but work by leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons shows they can benefit wheat yields if the correct product is applied at the optimum time. Trials over several...

Written by William Kellett As the country prepares for the gradual easing of lockdown, the Countryside Alliance has published its advice on the prevention of wildfires. Wildfires have the capability to devastate farmland, wildlife and protected habitats, as well as the lives of people living...

Written by Agriland Team The recently announced Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Protein Crop Scheme, and the financial support it offers, has renewed interest among Northern Ireland’s tillage farmers in the growing of peas, beans and lupins. This was the focus...

Written by Agriland Team The race remains tight between Republican and current president of the US Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden as the election counts continue. While the outcome of the election is sure to have an impact on trade and agricultural and environmental policy to name but a...

Compelling reasons to take a good look at Mg levels in your soils and methods of raising them Written by Jon Williams from www.thesoilexpert.co.uk The result of over 700 detailed soil samples in West Wales has consistently shown a shortage of magnesium with 70 per cent of the soils depleted on...

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So my cereal harvest seems a distant memory, barley at the end of June, wheat early July. It hasn’t rained since so no volunteers yet and no rain on the forecast for the next two weeks. It’s just got me thinking... do I actually need a take all break with this three month break now anyway?

Has anyone seen take all in Rye? We have been growing it for 5 years and now see it in our crop as confirmed by the lab report below. The history of one block of ground is as follows: Up to 2015 Permanent Grassland 2016 Winter Rye 2017 Winter Rye 2018 Spring Triticale - take all observed 2019...

The past three seasons have seen extremes of weather, from the ‘Beast from the East’, to droughts and flooding. When you purchase your seed, you don’t know what conditions your seed will be drilled into, or the weather for the remainder of the season. Fast emergence, good rooting and strong...

Written by John Swire An increase in demand for rye grain in pig feed, either as pellets, or as wet or dry meal in home ‘mill and mix’ rations has led to a recent surge in interest in growing hybrid rye according to James Maw, Managing Director of Glencore Agriculture UK Ltd. Glencore, who...

Read the whole Autumn and Winter Guide here Once you have decided on the crops you are growing, finding the most suitable cereal variety from such a vast amount of options can be difficult. There are many factors to consider from intended drilling date to end market requirements. We have...

Should I put latitude seed dressing in wheat after spring wheat? It’s going to be direct drilled end of sept. Previous cropping is s wheat osr spring barley

Any continuous wheat growers out there? What breed are you finding is the best for 3rd + wheats? Run out of options for rotations, osr kaput, linseed seems a no no especially up here on clay,spring crops Ha Ha Ha,this year has shown once again the feutility of them here.😞

In a year that keeps on giving, I'm now finding quite a lot of Take-all in first wheats, predominantly on the secondary tillers but some areas where all the plants are affected. This is March drilled Belepi after V. Peas. Anyone else got similar or am I the 'chosen one'!

With not growing WOSR any more could I sow a very cheap green cover after harvesting the winter barley and then sow winter wheat in october. Would this act as a mini break crop? Thoughts please

I've got a first wheat in a field that was pasture for 40+ years , looks a nice crop, what's the take all risk for a 2nd wheat ? The same as normal arable land or less as it's been pasture for so long ?

Welcome to the Hybrid Rye stand. Hybrid Rye offers potential as biogas feedstock, as an animal feed and as valuable part of our own food industry. Hutchinsons is able to supply a comprehensive range of Hybrid Rye varieties as well as conventional/forage Rye. In our video below, agronomist...

Will Macalpine, Knowledge Exchange Manager at Rothamsted Research gives an overview of what you can enjoy on our virtual plot with some timely observations on what our weather data recording is telling us this year. Find out more about all of Rothamsted’s long term data at...

Plant Breeding Innovations Watch here - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8823820912851849231 Chaired by Anthony John, Department of International Trade This session explores the opportunity that plant breeding techniques such as gene editing and sequencing, alongside increasing...