Iain Green farms in partnership with his parents Jimmy and Nan Green at Garmouth, Morayshire. He is a past president of the council of the British Simmental Cattle Society and the Royal Northern Agriculture Society.
Dedicated R&D sites are driving new thinking on controlling this most challenging of weeds. Heather Briggs and Teresa Rush report on some of the latest developments.
Another season heads to its conclusion and harvest starts to beckon. Grain stores are receiving their annual clean out and hygiene blitz, while combines are being readied for their short but vital campaign.
Good establishment of oilseed rape will be even more critical than usual this summer as farmers face a second season without neonicotinoid seed treatments
Companion plants, a relatively recent innovation, have been trialled extensively in Agrovista's Growcrop Gold programme, where they have often improved establishment and ultimately yield.
A range of drills are being examined in the Growcrop Gold trials to show what can be achieved through reliable germination and establishment.
Getting a cover crop off to the right start is vital if it is to perform properly, says Agrovista’s technical manager Mark Hemmant
A new early warning system for the notifiable disease fireblight is the latest to be added to Agrovista’s cloud based pest and disease forecasting service for top fruit growers, Growers Choice Interactive.
A new, highly accurate, online forecasting system will help growers plan their planting, spraying and irrigation operations more effectively, says Agrovista.
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