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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

27/07/2016

Spring cropping control solution gathers momentum

Seed rates, spring cropping and close attention to cover cropping agronomy are just some of the techniques being used to combat black-grass as part of Agrovista's Northamptonshire-based Project Lamport, now in its third season.

27/07/2016

Talking Agronomy: Setting up the sprayer correctly will be time well spent

As the busy June July demo season draws to an end prior to combines rolling, there have been some lessons to learn from a very difficult season.

27/07/2016

Get more from combine yield maps

It is 20 years since the first yield maps were generated by combines, allowing fanners for the first time to identify which areas of fields were failing to deliver the goods.

27/07/2016

Companion cropping a helping hand for oilseed rape

Sowing a companion crop with oilseed rape can boost crop performance and lead to better yields, especially on heavy, wet soils where establishment is a challenge. This could be the year to try the technique, says Agrovista's Stewart Woodhead

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03/08/2016

Correct varieties key for best spray performance

03/08/2016

Mycorrhizal fungi give young trees a boost

02/08/2016

Practical tips for establishing cover crops

01/08/2016

Trials achieve blackgrass control despite wet spring

29/07/2016

Munroe winter wheat for Scotland and the north

27/07/2016

Spring cropping control solution gathers momentum

27/07/2016

Talking Agronomy: Setting up the sprayer correctly will be time well spent

27/07/2016

Get more from combine yield maps

27/07/2016

Companion cropping a helping hand for oilseed rape