There is little Sugar beet grown in Gloucestershire but there are fields of fodder beet. These two crops suffer from similar foliar...

Growing in excess of 5.3t/ha of dried peas should put you in the “top 5” of any group you care to name. For most an AVERAGE of 4.5t/ha...

I have seen trials work in Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties but I think I have now finished looking at the main variety and...

One thing about Spring Wheat is that it has a great appearance in the field. The crop is not as prone to Septoria as winter sown crops...

No one wants to have wheat seed left in the shed when autumn comes to a wet end. What to do with it? A more learned man than myself...

June is always a busy month. Spring crops are growing well and racing through growth stages, winter crops are coming to the end of their...

It is wonderful to see history alongside modern day technology as in the case of a tractor rally I recently saw in Lincolnshire. The...

There are many factors involved in the process of creating yield in a winter sown wheat crop. Two of these are available light energy and...

Maize yield is highly influenced by environmental factors, especially by increasing average temperature and the uneven distribution of...

Research shows that treating seed with one or more pesticides is the most economical and efficient way to protect seed from pest attack...

On the radio I heard that scientists have been studying the bird population in Scotland. Apparently, the main food source for the Blue...

Each season is quite different noticeably this one a little later than normal. Reading a 6 page “Agronomy Update” from a reputable source...

This week I was fortunate enough to receive my second COVID vaccination. According to the statistics that means the odds of me...

This weed I encountered as a problem in 2020 so this year I was ready for it. It’s a daisy, well sort of; it belongs to the Family...

Lincolnshire saw great changes in the 18th and 19th century which was closely linked to improved means of communication. As the land...

Weed control in linseed is always lots of fun. So many weeds, different sizes, protracted emergence and little crop competition to...

The BASIS professional register requires members to meet specified criteria one of which is to annually take part and pass an online exam...

This disease shown in the photographs is Rhynchosporium, another described as polycyclic, quite capable of several infection cycles...

When soil is waterlogged, plants literally drown. Water fills all the air spaces between the soil particles and this prevents oxygen from...

Much is said about Oil seed rape crops when they are in flower, possibly because they are so striking to the eye or maybe it’s the...