Expansion for Hutchinsons
Hutchinsons has bought L W Vass Agricultural, which is a long established family firm providing…
Browsing: Agronomy
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…
Lucideon develops effective and environmentally improved solution to slug crop damage problem
Scientists are working on an enhanced method of slug control which could throw a lifeline…
Black-grass is one of the greatest threats to British agriculture
Ben Taylor Davies is a Nuffield arable scholar and agronomist with Hutchinsons, who farms at…
The benefits of field drainage for a farm business
The typical costs of installing a new, comprehensive field drainage system can be £2500 to…
How to get the most out of your machinery
Improving profitability is a must for Monitor Farmer Phil Meadley, so he’s needed to ask…
Adapt pesticide programmes to counteract warm weather
Arable farmers are being urged to re-assess their winter pesticide programmes in order to counteract…
Yara demonstrating range of precision tools and services at LAMMA
Yara will be demonstrating its range of precision tools and services available to help simplify…