There is always debate about what to do to control winter bean volunteers in cereals. Since beans are a crop often later to combine, the...

Fresh beer is more attractive than stale beer. Dark beer more attractive than light or even lager. Unfiltered more than filtered. Slugs...

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

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...

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...

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...

Snow can be a nuisance for our daily activities, it can however benefit winter wheat crop. Snow has two distinct benefits for winter...

Successfully establishing a CROP of ryegrass is one of the most challenging tasks facing any farmer. If we think of a crop of wheat we...

Chlormequat originally came to the market in the 1970’s; it is an organic compound that is used as a plant growth regulator. It is...

Blends are nothing new, wheat or barley. Oil Seed rape is another matter altogether. To make a blend work you need to decide......

Next week there is an AHDB meeting which I believe details findings from the 2020 season regarding Yellow Rust in winter wheat.

“I didn’t finish drilling all my winter wheat so why don’t I drill the seed this spring?”

There are currently lots of ways to spend your money on soil sampling. You may wish to consider chemical, physical or biological...