The sugar industry has submitted an application for emergency authorisation of Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) as a neonicotinoid seed treatment, to be used to protect the English sugar beet crop in 2021.
Opportunistic crime is turning into organised crime as thieves target farm vehicles and GPS systems for lucrative markets online and overseas.
PGRO’S decision to move from a pea and bean Recommended List to a Descriptive List aims to encourage innovation from breeders, free of the knowledge their efforts will not be hampered by the list’s narrow assessment
Growers who are looking to convert from conventional to organic farming now have the option to add value to their crop’s marketing during the transition period.
Cheap fungicide programmes produced top margins for the AHDB winners of ADAS’ Wheat Fungicide Margin Challenge.
Outbreaks of frit fly damage are being reported by ProCam agronomists in different parts of the country in winter cereal crops planted after spring oats.
GB potato lifting is coming to an end with an estimated 96 per cent of the harvest complete by November 10.
November/December 2020 Arable Farming Issue
The AHDB Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds (RL) will feature major changes to rust disease-resistance ratings in 2021/22 as the evolving disease becomes harder to track.
A Dutch scientist turned film maker has teamed up with a group of European farmers to produce a crowd-funded documentary film which will dispel the mistruths surrounding glyphosate.