Farmers and growers flocked to the East of England Showground for this year’s Croptec Show to hear and see the latest news and developments in the arable sector.

With a winter barley world yield record already in the bag this harvest, Lincolnshire grower Tim Lamyman had hopes of achieving a double by taking the world wheat yield record too.

Suffolk farmer, Tom Jewers is to host one of three new demonstration farms announced by agronomy business, Hutchinsons as part of its Helix farm-based research project.

Research at crop science organisation NIAB has delivered an 18-fold return on investment to the wider UK economy, according to an independent study.

The Spray Assist app from Syngenta, launched at Cereals Live, has been created to help sprayer operators select the most appropriate application techniques for different crops, situations and timings.

Contract farming agreements could pay different rates for different crops

These are challenging times for all and so I wanted share with you what we are doing here at Arable Farming and the CropTec Show to ensure we keep you informed and up to date in the coming weeks and months as measures to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are implemented.

It is likely the virus yellows forecast for the sugar beet crop will be ‘high risk’ for a second successive year.

Developments in plant transformation and insights gained from the pharmaceutical sector are helping to give a deeper insight into herbicide resistance in black-grass and how it might be combatted.