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December 13, 2021
For those still to decide which crops and/or varieties to sow next spring, Hutchinsons technical manager Dick Neale and national seeds manager David Bouch highlight some options to consider.
November 29, 2021
Growing phacelia or oil radish cover crops in vegetable rotations helps to build and stabilise soils - with a new trial revealing it could safeguard future productivity.
November 23, 2021
As a result of the perfect ‘Septoria storm’ this spring, many wheat varieties have seen their Septoria resistance ratings drop.
November 23, 2021
The success of cover cropping is well documented to include correct species choice and establishment timing. However of equal importance is how best to terminate the cover crops.
October 13, 2021
The unprecedented hike in nitrogen fertiliser prices, fuelled by surging wholesale gas markets, has left many farmers questioning how to reduce the inevitable impact this will have on 2022 crop margins.
September 29, 2021
Septoria’s resurgence in 2021.
September 22, 2021
Use disease risk forecasts to plan appropriate and timely spray programmes for oilseed rape crops this autumn is the advice of Dr David Ellerton, technical director with Hutchinsons.
September 21, 2021
With soils still warm and moist from this year’s summer rainfall, there are still good opportunities for later drilled oilseed rape to establish well, says Liam Wilkinson, arable development officer for breeders Limagrain UK.
September 16, 2021
Take steps to minimise waste and preserve maximum quality.
September 16, 2021
A seed disease resurgence trial by Bayer has recorded exceptional levels of bunt in untreated farm saved seed plots in year two of a five-year trial, with experts cautioning against growing untreated seed crops without…
August 20, 2021
When any new technique is employed its initial benchmark for success is a measure of the financial return it provides over the technique it replaces or enhances. In that respect cover crops have had a…
