Slug populations have increased significantly after a wet summer, says Dick Neale, of agronomy company Hutchinsons. Continued moist conditions this autumn have been in stark contrast to the past two years which were both much drier and lower risk. “Continuous growth, breeding and egg laying, along with rapid volunteer... Read more
Challenging conditions for oilseed rape are making it increasingly important to maintain the momentum of established crops this autumn. Crop nutrition expert say growers should pay special attention to foliar nutrition – and in particular boron – to ensure oilseed rape is sufficiently robust ahead of winter months and... Read more
New feed wheat Bamford continues to generate high levels of interest just weeks before the launch of the latest cereals Recommended List (RL). Bred by Elsoms Seeds, Bamford is the highest yielding RL Group Three soft wheat candidate variety this year, says Rodger Shirreff, national seeds business manager for... Read more
A new online tool makes it easier to create Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plans – and receive payments under the Sustainable Farming Incentive. The free IPM Planning Tool covers all the main arable and outdoor horticultural crops. It offers easy access to information about proven methods available for controlling... Read more
A multi-nutrient fertiliser to help supplement conventional spring applications can boost wheat yields and reduce leaching, according to new trials. An autumn application of ICL polysulphate can increase yields by 0.3t/ha and significantly decrease leaching of nitrogen and phosphate over the winter months, suggests the three-year trial carried out... Read more
Arable growers are being encouraged to make sure they choose the right options available under the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). More than 150 growers attending a recent open day in Cambridgeshire examined the latest opportunities within the SFI – and ways to select the options that deliver the... Read more
Decision to grow Mayflower pays off
Arable 06/10/2023
A Northamptonshire grower is drilling double the amount of winter wheat Mayflower this autumn after the variety performed well in difficult conditions. Emma Bletsoe, of Denford Ash Farm, near Kettering, was delighted with her first-time crop of the Group Two variety which bucked the recent negative trends of sliding Hagbergs... Read more
Fewer cultivations can be good for soil structure and health – but ploughing still has its place and can bring dividends, suggests the latest research. Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and greenhouse gas emissions both depend on crop productivity. And despite the ups and downs of grain markets and input... Read more
Reset fields hit by resistant ryegrass
Arable 06/10/2023
Cultural controls are helping to rid fields of herbicide resistant ryegrass on a Nottinghamshire farm. It comes after father and son team Peter and Rob Barlow took on 160ha of land infested with the weed. Soil types vary from gravel through to heavy loam across the farm which encompasses... Read more
A ground-breaking partnership has seen a group of farmers team up with pet food company Nestlé Purina to undertake environmental work in Suffolk. Known as the High Suffolk Farm Cluster, the farmers are providing sites for bird boxes made by retired carpenter and naturalist Jim Peart and funded by... Read more
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