Arable Farming

A network of connected weather stations is being rolled out across the UK to help growers and agronomists make crop management decisions.

New packaging for Nemathorin nematicide granules has been created to enable clean and efficient operation during potato planting.

A new study is seeking to tackle weed infestation and herbicide resistance by detecting and quantifying arable weed seeds in the soil using environmental DNA technologies.

With bigger weather events now increasingly common setting up spring barley crops so they produce well-developed root structures has become much more important.

There is ‘huge opportunity’ to optimise wheat production to aim for the bottom end of greenhouse gas emissions, attendees at the AHDB Agronomists’ Conference heard. 

At least 12 cases of wheat stem rust were seen in fields across England and Wales last summer.

Rob farms on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border with his parents and young family, growing combinable and forage crops with a mix of owned, tenanted and contracted land. An agronomist for Edaphos, Rob also hosts AHDB Monitor Farm events.

Rob farms on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border with his parents and young family, growing combinable and forage crops with a mix of owned, tenanted and contracted land. An agronomist for Edaphos, Rob also hosts AHDB Monitor Farm events.

The benefits to both crop and animal of an old grazing technique are being trialled for a second year at an arable farm in the Scottish Borders.

The area of spring cropping in 2023 is likely to be down on previous years given favourable conditions for autumn drilling, however it remains an important option for many farms particularly in the North.