Harvest 2023: Positive barley yields despite lodging but OSR is struggling

With harvest progress falling behind and increased reports of lodged crops, growers continue to face challenging conditions.

Head of Arable

07 August 2023 鈥� 3 min read

As of August 4, seed producer, Jason Brain who farms in the north Cotswolds, was two-thirds of the way through his winter barley, which would usually have been completed two weeks ago. Despite the delays,...

Barley yellow dwarf virus puts variety choice under the microscope for wheat and barley

With BYDV pressure cutting wheat yields last season, drilling date, green-bridge control and variety choice could all influence virus risk this autumn

Ashleigh Ellwood

17 September 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Agronomy

Is rotational thinking key to managing take-all risk?

As more growers integrate Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions into arable rotations, there is increasingly a need to consider unintended agronomic consequences

Ashleigh Ellwood

26 August 2026 鈥� 6 min read

Agronomy

New feed wheat varieties aim to combine yield and disease resilience

New Group 4 varieties look to combine cleaner disease profiles and flexible drilling opportunities as growers look to reduce risk and input costs

Ashleigh Ellwood

15 May 2026 鈥� 4 min read

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