Agronomy
Adapt potato herbicide strategies to suit dry conditions
Managing weed control programmes will take on added importance this year as continued dry weather…
Improve yields and crop quality without increasing spend
Growers are being urged to act now to reduce crop stress, as independent trials demonstrate…
Hydrogen fuelled tractor enthusiasm grows on Scottish farm
David Barron of Nether Aden in Aberdeenshire was one of a small number of farmers…
Rapid action at NSF International keeps farms assured through pandemic
NSF International says rapid innovation and determination helped it re-start farm audits just three days…
Extended wet and dry periods causes concern for wheat potential
For David Hoyles, farms director at GH Hoyles, Long Sutton in Lincolnshire, winter wheats are…
Co-operating in a Pandemic Lockdown
After the challenges of advising growers through the soggy slog of autumn 2019 it comes…
Rothamsted study looking to harvest combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines
Rothamsted scientists are assessing whether flower-rich margins, hedgerows or tree lines are helping improve yield…
Now is the time to establish summer cover for soil health
The next few weeks are the ideal time to establish a summer cover crop mix…