Crops

A farmer from Forfar has maintained profitabilityandimprovedsoilhealthafter introducing sheep to his arable rotation.

Simon Nelson, Agrovista agronomist covering the northwest is encouraging growers to consider early nitrogen applications for late spring crops and advises on wheat and barley spray timings approaching this season.

Reports from the east of England suggest barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) is widespread in cereals and an agronomist advises growers to increase plant nutrition to help control symptoms.

Potato growers are facing a different proposition when it comes to weed control this spring compared to 2022 following delayed planting of much of the UK’s maincrop.

Mancozeb, the multisite potato blight fungicide, will continue to be available this spring as a valuable tool to help control disease and preserve the effectiveness of existing chemistry.

Potato giant, PepsiCo has been trialling CCm Growth for the last three years and for the first time this season the company is rolling out trials commercially.

English Heritage plan to establish 100 wildflower meadows at historic sites across the UK to celebrate the King’s coronation. 

With climate change and increasing temperatures , there comes an increasing opportunity to grow sunflowers in the UK.

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a mechanism that controls root development in plants enables them to cope better with environmental stress conditions.

Farmers Guardian catches up with three farmers to find out how their winter wheat is looking and what’s on their minds for the weeks ahead.