During 2023 Navy Beans have been grown on farm and in trials. The Haricot Bean is used to provide the UK Public with the traditional...

The discussion around Blackgrass never really stops. There are numerous scientific papers which I have referenced over the years such as...

Who am I to talk, I have never been. However I have attended live shows where artists like Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush and The Edgar...

"The handsome young gentleman dismounted his horse. He was courteous, well educated and wealthy the answer to a maiden's prayer, to be...

Yield Monoculture of Red Clover may result in a lower yield per hectare if compared to when sown with suitable grass species. Variety...

What is important when choosing a winter sown Oilseed Rape (OSR) variety? If you are to believe the popular press it has to be Gross...

Summer is now showing us pretty yellow flowers around the countryside, not Oil Seed Rape I might add but Ragwort. Ragwort is often a...

Variety is the spice of life or so they say, sadly none of my clients are growing spring sown linseed this year so I have none to look at...

The UK’s hottest June on record beating the previous record set in 1940, as well as June 1976 (part of the well-known summer of 1976) was...

Why the sudden interest in beans? Why not come and find out and at the same time say "Hello"? Western Arable (your local grain marketing...

Why am I growing, field beans? The reasons are many and varied but like all crops, yield and quality are essential parts of profitability...

Early History. Tusser (1573) wrote that sowing beans was one of the tasks for November as well as for February and March. The omission of...

Today I had a request for 240lt of Glyphosate to be ordered and delivered onto farm. In 2021 a 20 lt drum of 360 gram material could be...

The UK’ governments commitment to reduce greenhouse gasses from agriculture has created debate about the use of urea in UK agriculture....

A programme on the radio talking about “truth” a collection of news items concerning “UFO’s” and recent agricultural presentations I have...

New Year’s Day was some while ago and although the month of January is never busy with field work the days are pretty full with other...

Winter Field beans may be established using one of many different machinery techniques. I have seen many crops that were historically...

Waterlogging remains a significant constraint upon crop yield in areas with high rainfall and/or poor drainage. A yield penalty ranging...

China is where a large proportion of the raw material for the production of Glyphosate originates. According to published data the...

England is NOT part of the EU and consequently has it's our own agrochemicals approval process when it comes to product regulation and...