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Botanicoir future proofing coir supplies Curve Overlay
17/08/2016

Botanicoir future proofing coir supplies

Botanicoir is investing €1.2m in the first completely automated coir-drying facility, to ensure that the issues caused by a two-year monsoon in Sri Lanka can never happen again. The Sri Lankan monsoon season is normally from September to November, but during 2015/16, unprecedented rainfall affected the whole coir industry.

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Higher soil organic matter brings cost savings Curve Overlay
16/08/2016

Higher soil organic matter brings cost savings

At a trial site at Blagdon Estate in Northumberland, we are measuring the cost savings associated with improved soil health resulting from growing cover crops. We are replicating the work at a site near Brechin.

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New techniques could bring yield dividends Curve Overlay
16/08/2016

New techniques could bring yield dividends

About 30 farmers attended the open day at Morley Farms, near Wymondham, organised in conjunction with agronomy, crop protection and precision farming experts from Agrovista.

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Practical tips to help farmers win blackgrass battle Curve Overlay
16/08/2016

Practical tips to help farmers win blackgrass battle

The cost of battling blackgrass has risen too high for East Anglia’s arable businesses to ignore, according to a rural property agency which has published a guide on how to defeat the weed.

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Correct varieties key for best spray performance Curve Overlay
03/08/2016

Correct varieties key for best spray performance

Arable farmers in the South West should choose appropriate wheat varieties to help cope with the region's high disease pressure and lack of suitable spray days

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Mycorrhizal fungi give young trees a boost Curve Overlay
03/08/2016

Mycorrhizal fungi give young trees a boost

Early take-up of nutrients and water is a vital part of estab-lishing a new orchard, and is an area of plant growth where nature has the answer. 

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Practical tips for establishing cover crops Curve Overlay
02/08/2016

Practical tips for establishing cover crops

Drilling date is crucial to give cover crop time to do their job in the autumn and for best results, one expert advises using the oilseed rape crop timings as a guide.

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Trials achieve blackgrass control despite wet spring Curve Overlay
01/08/2016

Trials achieve blackgrass control despite wet spring

Exceptional blackgrass control on heavy land using cover crops and spring cereals has been achieved in Agrovista trials for the third year running – despite an exceptionally wet spring.

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Munroe winter wheat for Scotland and the north Curve Overlay
29/07/2016

Munroe winter wheat for Scotland and the north

John Blackman Agriculture is to launch Munroe, a new winter wheat variety aimed at growers in Scotland and the north of England.

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