Arable Farming

Being at the mercy of the weather is nothing new for farmers – the drought of 1976 is still etched in many peoples’ memories, but there is no denying the seasons are becoming more extreme. But what does this mean for crops?

Arable farmers concerned about the tight availability and surge in prices of bagged nitrogen fertiliser could mitigate some of their requirements in certain crops by ensuring other forms of nutrition are not in limited supply

A new series of guides which contain real-life, practical advice to help farmers and land managers manage their soils more sustainably has been produced by UK Soil Health Initiative.

Most harvest results for the main winter wheat AHDB winter wheat Recommended List (RL) trials series are now available, offering a good idea of how varieties performed in 2021.  

Growers across the UK were working to beat the mid-October rain last week, after a spell of near perfect drilling conditions allowed good progress.

Research organisations will no longer have to go through the lengthy and expensive process of applying to Defra for permission to carry out field trials of crops produced using genome editing (GE) techniques.

Bayer’s SpotCheck initiative has opened for the 2021-22 growing season with a new, simplified sample pack request process. Oilseed rape growers and agronomists can request a sample pack direct from Bayer’s website.

After a prolonged dry and settled late summer, some soil moisture will now bring a welcome chance for finer seedbed preparation, as well as a boost to residual herbicide performance.

The Government has launched consultations to modernise and simplify water abstraction regulation in England and enhance the Environment Agency’s (EA) powers to protect groundwater resources.

Last month has seen a sizeable chunk of winter sowing completed, with most roughly 40 per cent through their planned winter cropping.