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11/11/2015

How cover crops can decimate blackgrass numbers

Cover crops have an essential role in tackling herbicide resistant blackgrass by improving soil conditions to enable direct drilling of wheat on heavy land in spring.

11/11/2015

Trial results show cover crops can beat blackgrass

Results from the second full season of Agrovista trials confirm a spring wheat based system can successfully bring heavily blackgrass-infested land back into productivity.

06/11/2015

Get up to 1t/ha extra OSR yield with clover companion crop

Drilling a clover companion crop into oilseed rape helps promote better rooting, resulting in crops that deliver up to 1t/ha extra yield and are more tolerant of dry springs.

02/11/2015

Spud Special: Thoughts turn to grading export seed

A settled October has allowed growers to clear seed crops in good time. Ware growers are still harvesting – crops have been slow to skin set, which has added to the delays in lifting after the late growing season.

30/10/2015

Patience with seedbed preparation and timely pre-em sprays are vital strategies with late-sown winter wheat, advises our Norfolk-based agronomist.

Most growers have some wheat left to drill and, with care, excellent crops can still be achieved, Says Agrovista’s Craig Green, who points out that many are delaying operations on land affected by difficult black-grass. Others have fields to sow following maize or sugar beet.

23/10/2015

Joe Parry wins Agricultural Student of The Year

Joe Parry, who has just graduated from Harper Adams University, was last night named Agricultural Student of the year at the British Farming Awards.

22/10/2015

High quality of coir growing bags essential for strawberry production

The switch from soil grown crops to growing in coir substrate has been a feature of the last decade for UK strawberry growers, and many can reflect on what they are looking for now that they have years of experience with the product.