As blackgrass becomes resistant, finding an alternative can be a challenge
Oxfordshire arable manager Mark Wiseman from Manor Farm, Marcham near Abingdon, was struggling with a…
Browsing: Agronomy
Kranich yellow rust race detected in the UK for the first time
The Kranich yellow rust race has been detected in the UK for the first…
Mild winter spells danger from increased weed pressure
With the winters exceptionally mild conditions continuing to dominate UK weather patterns, pea and bean…
Precision weed mapping system forms first step in multiple ground-based sensing platform
A highly accurate, fully-automatic, ground-based weed mapping system enabling growers to target key aspects of…
Save money this spring
Agrochemical company Rotam report that crop consultants and farmers who’re looking for savings in the…
Soil tillage, traction and compaction course to be run at Harper Adams University by Agrifood
Agrifood is running a course designed to provide a comprehensive programme in the sciences…
Expansion for Hutchinsons
Hutchinsons has bought L W Vass Agricultural, which is a long established family firm providing…
Harper Adams researching ways to waterproof oilseed rape crops
Vital research is being carried out at Harper Adams University, to improve oilseed rape yields…
Soil management for effective drainage
Soil with poor structure are hard to dig and break down into larger dense blocks.…
Identifying the need for drainage
Evidence of poor drainage may be surface ponding or saturated topsoils. First actions are to…