Arable Farming

Managing and improving field drainage and soil quality across different soil types were key topics at a recent Hale Village monitor farm meeting near Liverpool. Emma Penny reports.

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.

After septoria came through the winter well, dry weather in March and the start of April checked it with very little infection recorded on leaves 5 and 4.

Farmers in the UK are moving to grow oilseed rape again to capitalise on rising oil prices, as retailers look to stem shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.

The Rothamsted Insect Survey has recorded the first peach–potato aphid (Myzus persicae) catches of 2022.

A group of six soil-centric farmers have formed a business that gives others in the industry more control over external investment in their carbon and biodiversity.

Farmers thinking of using a biostimulant are being urged to test them on their farm first to see whether they give a return on investment.

A new collaborative project involving two Scottish farming co-operatives is seeking to mitigate the spread of plant parasitic nematodes in potatoes and daffodils.

As sugar beet starts to emerge, growers are being reminded to start checking crops for aphids.

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.