Grass Weed Germination: Only the Start of the Bell Curve
Louise Penn is an independent agronomist and farm consultant working at Ceres Rural, covering Northamptonshire,…
Browsing: Agronomy
Fertiliser Boosts Soil’s Ability to Lock Away Carbon
New analysis of data and samples from Rothamsted’s Broadbalk long-term experiment has revealed link. The…
Autonomous multi-sensor system delivers early crop issue detection
Skymaps’ ScoutAI is an autonomous crop monitoring platform designed to improve crop health management and field decision-making.…
Order Fertiliser Early to Avoid 2026 Supply Crunch
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is warning UK farmers to order fertiliser early for spring…
Sequences not stacks for effective autumn weed control
With cereal drilling well underway, growers are urged to think carefully about how best to…
AI Fertiliser System gets Silver Medal
Amazone has received a 2025 Agritechnica Silver Innovation Award for the AI driven EasyMatch system. …
From Caithness to a Smarter Growing System
In the far north of Scotland, near Halkirk in Caithness, John Mackay runs a mixed…
Potatoes in Practice – Driving Innovation and Collaboration
BASF’s presence at one of the industry’s leading events, Potatoes in Practice last month, underpinned…
Early harvest creates opportunity for strategic soil assessment
With harvest underway earlier than usual across the UK, farmers have a critical window of…
Soil Assessment Should Come Before Cultivations
Arable farmers face crucial choices about how much — or indeed whether — to cultivate…