Richard Allison

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.

A newly recommended Group 4 spring wheat with a flexible drilling window has proved valuable for one flood-hit Lincolnshire farmer, delivering good yields in a challenging season from a late April planting.

Be prepared to be flexible in your approach to managing later-drilled winter wheat crops after the planting delays caused by the wet start to autumn, a leading agronomist is urging.

Oilseed rape growers are urged to watch out for signs of rape winter stem weevil, following reports of the pest appearing in crops in eastern counties.