winter wheat

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Agricultural contractor, Darren Russell, is confirming that umbilical systems come into their own during the early weeks of the slurry season. He is a member of the ‘Russell Brothers’ team. The business works out of premises close to the village of...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Rothamsted Research is confirming changes to some of its long-term crop study protocols, some of which were initiated almost 200-years-ago. The long-term soil and crop studies at Rothamsted are well-known as the world’s longest-running continuous...

Please vote as to whether you are in favour or not and give a few reasons why you made your choice if you wish underneath. Apologies and please ignore if it's been done already, I just thought it would be interesting as despite the consultation being open until the 2nd Feb (see Ad in front page...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Last year was more of a septoria year than a yellow rust year for winter wheat but what could 2024 bring? According to the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) winter wheat yellow and brown rust pathogen populations can be...

I'm thinking about growing Champion winter wheat next autumn but its standing power rating isn't as good as Graham and Gleam I grow now. Did anyone who grew it last year experience excessive lodging or is it ok with a decent PGR program?

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Despite popularity among some growers, the true potential of fodder beet is yet to be realised, is the message from an advocate of the crop. Among the many benefits is it’s the highest yielding forage crop, says Pembrokeshire agronomist Lyndon Harris...

so sfi is here and it seems there are several threads where posters are asking about the possibilities of combining options/crops to leverage more money 'whats stopping me?' 'ahl2....wild bird food'....after winter wheat 'sam3 and num3'....claim both in same first year any others?......good...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A tough few months has resulted in a huge variation in crops across the country, posing numerous management headaches including weed control, warn experts. At one end of the scale are crops sown relatively early in September, that established well in...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new tool is being developed to help growers to fine-tune herbicide timings this spring. The development comes from Bayer and originated in Denmark as the Cossack Tool, created to support a product containing mesosulfuron and iodosulfuron. Weed...

The variable start date lottery! It looks relatively simple to meet the aims of NUM3 (legume fallow) by sowing in the spring and keeping until the end of August. If my field is currently in wheat and my SFI agreement starts 1st March then I could presumably sow the NUM3 seed mix after harvest...

So the price of tractors is silly........but we all know that and probs getting sick of hearing it.........but 180-200hp tractor.....out of all of the different makes and models, which one will hold its value the best? I dont mean which one will be worth the most after 3/4 years and 6000 hours...

To early or not , some light land we lifted beet , any way its going in tommorrow , 57 tgw ,at 220 kg And then some skyfall and fire fly on some silt

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The liquid version of tri-allate has gained a spring wheat label recommendation to assist growers with grassweed control. Available as Avadex Factor, the liquid formulation now aligns with the granular form – Avadex Excel 15G – which has full label...

Country diary: Winter on the farm isn’t meant to be like this | Sarah Laughton Written by Sarah Laughton from the Guardian Long Dean, Cotswolds: It’s been so mild that we still have midges, and so rainy that the ground is bubbling with water in places A seasoned farmer told me recently that...

The perfect storm of continued volatile input costs, and challenging drilling conditions, have put even greater pressure on grower margins. However, alternative biological options, in combination with reduced chemical inputs, can offer cost-savings, yield and sustainability benefits. With the...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland Mark Chatterton, the Head of Agriculture at one of the largest accountancy firms in the UK, Duncan and Toplis, has described the recent flooding in parts of Nottinghamsire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire as “heartbreaking” for the farmers affected...

On Friday 26 January, we're holding a webinar for farmers where we'll be going through the actions and payments available through our Environmental Land Management schemes in 2024. The Farming and Countryside Director Janet Hughes, the policy lead working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive...

I have a lot of groundsel come through my autumn herbicide in winter wheat. Should I be thinking about controlling now or waiting until early spring when warmer? I was thinking either lector (straight florasulam) or cameo (tribenuron) would anyone have any suggestions which may work best...

Just kicking some ideas around, I’d be thankful for your collective wisdom… I’ve got a small patch of easy draining, sandy loam land, even after all this rain I could plough it, an afternoon of sunshine on it would dry it out lovely. The plan was spring barley, but would I be of benefit sowing...