FarmingUK News in the Arable Crops Sector, Advice and Guidance

Arable 20 November 2003

Defra is extending its precautionary action against potato ring rot to three premises in England which received seed potatoes of the same variety as…

Arable 19 November 2003

OVERSEAS sales represent the one growth area for Great Britain's seed potato industry to increase volume sales because domestic demand is, at best…

Arable 7 November 2003

Growers with cereals yet to be sown can use a manganese seed dressing to give them a head start, according to Dalgety's Colin Lloyd. "Manganese is…

Arable 24 October 2003

A change in the traditional pattern of winter plantings is driving grower demand for specific variety characteristics, particularly in the late…

Arable 13 October 2003

Slow establishment and patchy growth has put much of the UK's expanded oilseed rape crop at risk from the larvae of the cabbage stem flea beetle –…

Arable 10 October 2003

Seed company Nickerson has rejoined the UK Descriptive List system for forage maize, after pulling out a year ago over plans to change the way the…

Arable 2 October 2003

The flush of Black-grass germination expected in areas where rain has fallen recently will present cereal growers who have already drilled their…

Arable 22 September 2003

The plant breeding team at Nickerson are enjoying the results of their labours this autumn, with many of their newest varieties outperforming all…

Arable 22 September 2003

Delayed by dry weather, the late flush of cereal volunteers in many young oilseed rape crops has created the ideal 'green bridge' for aphids. These…

Arable 19 September 2003

Picture: Gross margins are based on yields calculated using the HGCA Cereal growers should not be fooled into thinking that the current increase in…

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