Arable Farming

With slug pellet applications imminent, the agricultural industry is being reminded that metaldehyde stewardship guidelines apply this autumn.

In the last of our series on cultivations, Mike Abram looks at how they can be used to improve control of grass-weed species.

Storm damage has led to winter barley and oilseed rape being flattened in some areas including Somerset and parts of East Anglia.

The first AHDB Recommended List (RL) harvest results – from three winter barley trial sites in Dorset, Lincolnshire and the Scottish Borders have been published.

August 2021 Arable Farming Issue

Consumers are struggling to differentiate between genome edited (GE) and genetically modified (GM) food, with over a quarter having ‘never heard of’ GE.

Consumers are struggling to differentiate between genome edited (GE) and genetically modified (GM) food, with over a quarter having never heard of GE.

Devising a method for the precision application of fungicides and biopesticides is being investigated in a newly commissioned project funded by Innovate UK.

Following concerns over health and safety, most farms are expected to undertake their own grain sampling this season. Alice Dyer finds out how to obtain an accurate sample that will aid the best marketing decisions. 

With winter barley harvest getting underway in the South, East and as far north as Yorkshire, early indications are of average yields but lower bushel weights and small grain size.