Mitigating net blotch pressure in spring barley
Spring barley growers may need to apply an early fungicide spray to counter increased pressure…
Browsing: Agronomy
Optimising the use of manure
A new project which enables farmers to optimise the use of livestock manure and nutrients…
Alternative crops in the spotlight
As farmers await clarity on the revised Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), experts at this year’s…
Kent winter bean crop, surpasses winter wheat profitability
In an era where UK winter field bean yields range from a low of 3.7t…
“Smart” roots make strategic use of water
First ever in-field study confirms that plants regulate water uptake from a soil profile depending…
Desiccating covers on wet soil
• Hutchinsons technical manager Dick Neale gives his advice on how to best managedesiccation of…
Potato day draws interest
The 2025 Hutchinsons Potato Trials Results day hosted at Worth Farms, Boston, Lincs earlier this…
Plant sunflowers this spring
Grainseed are offering growers the opportunity to grow sunflowers for grain this spring. Es Bella…
OSR with high CSFB larvae counts may still have yield potential
ADAS’s latest research on Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle and lodging brings hope for UK OSR…
Is it worth switching to liquid fertiliser?
With unpredictable weather patterns effectively shortening the growing season, maximising the accuracy and efficiency of…
