Richard Allison

All three arable finalists are seeing success with their war on blackgrass and are extracting impressive yields from challenging soils.

While many farmers in England have now completed their cereal and oilseed harvest, progress north of the border has slowed to a crawl over the past two weeks as rain and humid conditions have halted combines.

Applying a silicon product to oilseed rape (OSR) crops could help mitigate attacks from cabbage stem flea beetle, say two agronomists.

Seed treatments have many roles, which include fungicide dressings controlling diseases. Some offer seedlings a nutritional boost, while recent years has seen the arrival of biological treatments.

Mark Means of Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, is Farmers Weekly ‘s Awards 2024 Arable Farmer of the Year.

Mark Means is Farmers Weekly Farmer of the Year 2024. Turning around an arable and potato business requires a strong vision and an ability

Oilseed rape growers have been advised to check crops for phoma, with the first three weeks of October being critical for managing the disease.

AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds is to invest in four new research initiatives to help reduce the industry's reliance on conventional chemistry.

Potato growers are being advised to stock up on the multisite fungicide mancozeb before sales end on 30 November, to help manage resistance risk next season.

Growers are being reminded of best practice when applying Avadex granules with a drill this autumn, to get the best grassweed kill.