A major project has been completed at Aarhus University in Denmark looking at wheat variety mixtures with the aim of stabilising yield and disease level.

Syngenta has updated its Hybrid Barley calculator. Growers can now use their own seed price rather than using a standard price.

Winter oilseed rape crop failure, due to a dry autumn and/or cabbage stem flea beetle attack, has prompted many growers in some areas of the country to look for alternatives. NIAB offers some top tips.

Recently elected Tenant Farmers Association chairman, Mark Coulman is keen to ensure tenants do not miss out when the transition is made to the Environmental Land Management scheme.

In response to withdrawal of the multisite fungicide, chlorothalonil on May 20, the Fungicide Resistance Action Group (FRAG) has updated its fungicide resistance stewardship advice.

Spring barley crop progress is very variable across the country, however, no-one is disagreeing that total production will be up significantly and this will be combined with tricky marketing conditions.

The weather market is still in play and more dry weather is forecast for the EU in the coming weeks.

Recent dry weather has led to sugar beet crops emerging unevenly, making herbicide applications tricky to time.

The 2019/20 sugar beet campaign came to a close in mid-April, when British Sugar’s Newark factory closed its gates for beet intake after 208 days – the longest known uninterrupted European sugar beet campaign.

Miscanthus specialist business Terravesta has appointed ProCam as its official agronomy service, to support farmers with crop care throughout the UK.