Soil Health Must Drive Subsoiling and Cultivation Decisions
Routine subsoiling could have a detrimental effect on long-term soil structure, so growers must ensure…
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Driving down the cost of production
Yield is usually king when it comes to driving down cereals costs of production. Huntingdon…
Making room for pollinators need not harm farm productivity
Farmers attending two recent Campaign for the Farmed Environment events heard from experts that supporting…
Work with nature to neutralise black-grass, says Nuffield Scholar
To get on top of black-grass, growers should work even closer with nature, according to…
Growers advised to crimp unevenly ripened cereals
Some spring cereals in parts of the UK are ripening so unevenly this year that…
RB209 Nutrient Management app now available from the Apple Store and Google Play Store
The new AHDB Nutrient Management Guide is now available to download as an interactive app…
Countering late-drilled wheat slug risks with integrated control
Wetter conditions and slower crop growth make first class slug control crucial with later-drilled wheats;…
‘Maxi cover crop’ project reports early findings
Details of an ambitious AHDB-funded programme of coordinated cover crop trials were announced earlier this…
Benefits of non-inversion tillage outweigh disadvantages
UK growers would benefit from using non-inversion tillage systems for cereal production according to results…
Value of organic materials revealed by research
Yields increase quickly in response to annual applications of organic materials and the value of…