UK government provides £3.3 million in funding to Miscanthus upscaling project
A project to facilitate more planting of the perennial bioenergy crop, Miscanthus, has been awarded…
Browsing: Agronomy
Digital farming platform pays for itself in first season
The benefits far outweighed the costs in the first year of using the Omnia digital…
NAAC field trials show that bigger seed sizes result in a better crop
New independent field trials done this year by SGS, on behalf of the National Association…
Universities collaborate on project using light to monitor crops for pests and disease
Experts at two Midlands universities are starting a new project to develop a photonic ‘nose’…
Pre-emergence broadleaf weed control in oilseed rape could aid grassweed control
Farmers planning to get back into oilseed rape growing this autumn on the back of…
Mind the gap – use a pre-emergence herbicide to allow OSR to steal a march on weeds
Dr Bill Lankford, herbicide technical specialist at ADAMA advises that with rapeseed prices remaining high,…
Wait for moisture to drill OSR
As harvest progresses almost a week earlier than normal and land is cleared, many growers…
How to grow a successful cover or catch crop
For many the option of establishing catch and cover crops is front of mind with…
Analyse grain direct from the field to determine next year’s fertiliser strategy
As combines start to roll around the country, technical experts from Frontier Agriculture and its…
Increased area predicted for low-risk winter wheat with inherently high protein
Winter wheat varieties with inherently higher protein are seeing growing interest from farmers and agronomists…