The International Fertiliser Society held its annual conference at Robinson College in Cambridge on the 8th and 9th December, once again...

The word Labyrinth is tied to ancient Greek legend. According to this legend, the original labyrinth was built by architect Daedalus and...

Summer 2021 brought a mixed bag of weather. Mean UK temperatures for June and July were slightly warmer and rainfall amounts varied...

“I just couldn't take anymore” not that I think Tom Jones was specifically referring to the popular short term forage crop, stubble...

Catchy title but what does it mean? "An institutionalised transnational process of participatory and multilevel problem solving, in which...

The day that became a week that became a month does not directly affect your choice of products to use during the autumn since it occurs...

This year saw the loss of Carbetamide from the UK pesticide armoury. That means propyzamide is now the only residual alternative. Since...

Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive… or is it? With herbicides there are several active ingredients to choose from, each offers a...

Light leaf spot (LLS) is a disease of oilseed rape and some vegetable brassicas, caused by the fungus, Pyrenopeziza brassicae. The...

It should never be forgotten that soil is just ground-up rock making its way to the sea. Mixed with the rock is detritus and consequently...

Maize is inevitably one of the later crops to harvest. Linseed typically held this accolade but in more recent years it has been cleared...

Mites are common pests in grain storages and mostly occur in damp or moist grain. They are not easily seen because they are the size of...

The River Severn at 220 miles long is the longest river in Great Britain and the one with the most voluminous flow of water. It begins...

Choosing the correct variety of Oil Seed Rape (OSR) makes a huge difference in what you are going to have to spend and ultimately what...

There are no official definitions of the duration of spring, summer, autumn and winter however, September 22nd is when autumn is said to...

I thought a few farmers would drill their Oil Seed Rape crops sometime from the 8th of August. I was travelling too and from a meeting...

Harvest of winter oil seed rape is now complete. Yields have reflected what we thought. The flooded headlands had nothing and the best...

During late summer I collect blackgrass seed. Some I use for my own purposes the rest goes for resistance testing. Discussion...

Oil Seed Rape (OSR) drilling is likely to be less than three weeks away for some growers. (I understand some planted their crops around...

Soil compaction is a huge problem for UK agriculture. There are many published reports on the why’s and wherefores some of which can be...