Direct Drilling

Following last autumn's troublesome drilling, farmers should think carefully before embarking on planting

One Dorset farm has identified six key areas to secure oilseed rape establishment, securing successful yields and a firm place in a profitable rotation

Commodity prices, SFI commitments and soil conditions will impact planting decisions

With an ability to grow on various soil types, sunflowers are quickly gaining traction – thanks to increasing marketability – as an attractive low-input alternative to cereal crops

After a challenging autumn and start to the winter, we caught up with six agronomists from different UK regions to discuss how crops are looking and what the next steps might be for growers

On one Leicestershire farm, wheat plantings were not as delayed as others, but they still suffered. Nevertheless, farmer Will Oliver remains committed to maximising their potential

Good decision-making with spring cropping is always important. But after storms curtailed winter wheat drilling across parts of the country, it could have added significance this season

Winter wheat drilling is well underway but progress across the UK is mixed and is being heavily influenced by the weather and previous cropping

On farms with grass-weed problems, these can be the most difficult days of the autumn drilling campaign, the days spent waiting to start

With autumn drilling approaching, growers are warned of the heightened BYDV risk due to the green bridge