Agronomy
2024 harvest underway for beet trials teams
Early signs from both trials and commercial crops are that sugar beet is performing well…
2024 Carbon Farmer of the Year shortlist announced
Four farmers from across the UK – including three dairy farms – have been shortlisted…
RASE Awards 2024 case study – Angus Gowthorpe, Approach Farm
Angus Gowthorpe, from Approach Farm, near York, is the winner of the 2024 RASE Natural…
Silicon volley counters flea beetle attacks
Attacks on oilseed rape by the cabbage stem flea beetle, the main pest of the…
5 top tyre cultivation tips
With potentially wet conditions and the need to either turn over compacted land, or tread…
Human urine could be used as eco-friendly fertiliser
Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilisers – making…
Updated compact disc harrows – now a multi-tool
Calls to reduce the application of crop care products in arable farming are getting increasingly…
Seed treatment critical when facing high ergot pressure
Following a year with high infection levels, farmers face an increased ergot risk in this…
