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Sprayer operators without the skills to access online training could struggle to fulfil their National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) CPD requirements, with face-to-face training opportunities cancelled due to Covid-19

Wheat markets around the world remain strong, with an eye on conditions in southern Russia

Faced with Covid-19 related contraction of demand for spring barley and oats, many growers will want to take advantage of the scrapping of the three crop rule and maximise wheat area this autumn.

Supporting farm income is the main reason for offering agricultural contracting services, according to a survey conducted by NFU Mutual.

Earlier drilled oilseed rape crops have managed to get up and away from early cabbage steam flea beetle (CSFB) grazing this season, but later drilled crops in some parts of the country are starting to suffer.

Weather worries, no-deal uncertainty, a tighter global market and Covid-19 continue to influence grain prices.

Increasing levels of cercospora and rust are the latest concern for sugar beet growers after a difficult growing season which has seen establishment difficulties, high levels of virus yellows infection and drought.

Tom Bruce, 27, lives in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Brought up on the family farm, he studied a masters in engineering and is now back working the land.

The average treated yield for spring barley in 10 Recommended List (RL) trials is 7.79 tonnes/hectare, slightly above the five-year average (7.55t/ha).

The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) have estimated that potato yields are at a five-year average level.