Soil

Farmers with tricky grass-weeds to control are invited to take part in a new farmer-led project as part of the second year of trials on harvest weed seed control (HWSC).

Growers are encouraged to provide modern barley varieties with effective green leaf area protection if the crops are to reach the yield potential.

With the drilling window for spring barley, wheat and beans now closed, we investigate summer cover crop management for growers looking to sell, feed or provide soil benefits this summer.

Five years on from hosting a Farming For A Better Climates pilot project, Montrose farmer Willie Officer has seen the change of approach result in improved yields and reduced input costs.

With weather and soil conditions potentially delaying another spring crop, we get some top tips for late maize drilling.

Using foliar nitrogen is one of the steps farmer Harry Heath has taken to improve the environmental footprint of his familys mixed farm near Newport, Shropshire.

Growers who have delayed spring drilling due to wet conditions are advised to use vigorous varieties, increase seed rates and tailor crop nutrition to optimise late spring crops this season.

Met with one of the wettest springs for many years, sugar beet growers have been making slow progress with drilling.