Early signs from both commercial and trial crops suggest that early lifted sugar beet is performing well – despite late drilling and above average rainfall. Rain washed away the threat of virus yellows this season, while good summer temperatures in recent weeks have helped the crop to pile on... Read more
How best to tackle BYDV in cereals
Arable 14/10/2024
• Virus threat expected to be high • No-insecticide crops pay £45/ha • Think before abandoning sprays Growers face a tough decision when it comes to tackling barley yellow dwarf virus in autumn cereal crops. With high aphid pressure forecast, the virus risk is expected to be high. Yet... Read more
New winter wheat variety SY Cheer has been awarded full Group 1 milling status by UK Flour Millers in time for autumn drilling. SY Cheer is the newest of only five Group 1 varieties on the winter wheat Recommended List for 2024/25. Plant breeder Syngenta it could hold strong... Read more
5 tips for early drilled wheat this autumn
Arable 14/10/2024
Winter wheat growers are being urged to take steps to avoid the potential downsides of drilling early this autumn. While the temptation to establish crops early is understandable following washout conditions last autumn and winter, being prepared for the added risks is crucial, says ProCam regional technical manager Paul... Read more
Environmental and financial sustainability will take centre stage at the 2024 Larking Gowen Autumn Farming Conference on Tuesday, 5 November 2024. After two successful annual events at venues in East Suffolk, this year’s conference will take place in the west of the county, at All Saints Hotel, Fornham St.... Read more
Farmers could spread the risk of growing feedstock crops for anaerobic digestion by drilling hybrid barley this autumn, says a plant breeder. Wholecrop hybrid barley offers a flexible buffer crop to supplement maize in AD plants – grown either in addition to or instead of wholecrop rye, says Syngenta... Read more
Evolution not revolution for autumn cereals
Wheat 05/09/2024
Hutchinsons national seeds manager David Bouch highlights his wheat and barley recommendations for drilling this autumn. Several new wheat and barley varieties are vying for our attention this autumn. But with many sectors, the choices on offer for growers have not... Read more
A bluetongue outbreak on a Norfolk farm has reignited concern about the virus – and the need to keep vigilant for the disease. Veterinary experts and industry leaders had warned it was only a matter of time before bluetongue was confirmed in the UK this year – likely to be... Read more
NFU piles on pressure for bigger farm budget
News 31/08/2024
Farm leaders have ramped up calls on the government to increase its budget for farming – arguing that doing so is vital to maintain UK food security. NFU president Tom Bradshaw made the call on 13 August – the day each year that the UK would run out of... Read more
A new service aims to make the benefits of precision farming readily accessible without growers having to master all its complexities. FieldSense uses satellite mapping of soil and crop variability across fields, says ProCam regional technical manager, Nigel Scott, who has been integral in developing and testing the new... Read more
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