Eight become HGCA’s latest monitor farmers
Farmers Weekly Eight arable growers are becoming new HGCA monitor farms, including one highlighted in a BBC Harvest programme and another conducting her own in-house trials. The post Eight become...
View ArticleSpring barley yields below average
Farmers Weekly Spring barley trials for the HGCA Recommended List have come in slightly below the five-year average yield, at 6.89t/ha. The post Spring barley yields below average appeared first on...
View ArticleBarley and OSR yields revealed in Recommended List trials
Farmers Weekly Early indications from the HGCA Recommended List trials harvest results for spring barley indicate that yields are slightly below the five-year average at 6.89t/ha. The post Barley and...
View ArticleResearchers closer to solving top UK barley disease
Farmers Weekly The number-one pathogen of UK barley is estimated to be causing average yield losses of 10%, even where fungicides are used, which equates to an annual loss of £7.2m. See also: 2015-16...
View ArticleResearch to eliminate unnecessary pollen beetle sprays
Farmers Weekly Monitoring data shows that average pollen beetle numbers rarely exceed the five beetles/plant threshold, yet one-fifth of rape growers sprayed their crops in 2012. It’s a case of a...
View ArticleResearcher turned farmer says research pipeline needs fixing
Farmers Weekly Both a former researcher and member of the BBSRC council, arable farmer David Brightman has a unique perspective of UK research Farming It’s rare to see researchers who then move into...
View ArticleRothamsted boss on how to get research on farms faster
Farmers Weekly The new chief of Britain’s biggest agricultural research institute, Achim Dobermann, wants to speed up the time that basic science takes to filter through to the field and so drive a...
View ArticleBarley study aims to cut skinning risk and protect margins
Farmers Weekly Everyone in the supply chain loses out when grain skinning occurs in malting barley. Sarah Henly finds out from researcher Steve Hoad what plant breeders and growers can do about it. The...
View ArticleHedges, flower-rich margins and woodland feed bees’ needs
Farmers Weekly Farmers and land managers need to devote more land to flower-rich habitats to help save bees and other pollinating insects, new research has found. The five-year study, which formed part...
View ArticleIsraeli spring wheats may offer yield benefits
Farmers Weekly Spring wheat varieties with better stress resistance and unusual physiological characteristics are being assessed by Velcourt, as the crop gains greater importance in the farming group’s...
View ArticleOilseed rape suffering from high turnip yellows virus infection
Farmers Weekly Winter oilseed rape crops are being overwhelmed by turnip yellows virus (TuYV) this year, a new study says. The nationwide survey, which was run by agrochem group Bayer and distributor...
View ArticleFarmer Focus: Arable farmers need to learn to be led
Farmers Weekly One of agriculture’s greatest assets is its people. The diversity, structure and individual aspirations of farmers can drive industry, but it can also be its biggest handbrake. In...
View ArticleBoost crop yield and quality with improved phosphorus fertiliser...
Farmers Weekly Are you building up or running down soil phosphorus levels? Whatever the P status, how can you optimise its use for maximum crop yield and quality? Farmers Weekly asks researcher Roger...
View ArticleAgri-scientists offer farmers course in cutting edge research
Farmers Weekly A leading agricultural research institute is calling for candidates to join them this autumn and learn about their scientific research and how it can be applied in the field. The...
View ArticleNext generation insecticides show promise in US trials
Farmers Weekly A new generation of highly selective insecticides being developed by US scientists is a step closer, after trials showed successful control in potatoes. RNA interference, a by-product of...
View ArticleInterim bee trial results to aid EU neonicotinoid decision
Farmers Weekly Full results from large-scale field experiments on the effects of neonicotinoid seed treatments on bees are not expected until late March 2016. However, interim data is being supplied to...
View ArticleWheat variety choice has lasting effect on soil health
Farmers Weekly Scientists investigating how to control take-all have discovered the first wheat variety choice can have a lasting effect on soil health, making it a more hostile environment for the...
View ArticleSoil nitrogen sensor will improve fertiliser accuracy
Farmers Weekly An in-field sensor that measures the amount of nitrogen being supplied to crop roots is set to bring precision farming to a new level. The system being developed by Tony Miller, senior...
View ArticleVictorian barley variety opens up premium US export market
Farmers Weekly A heritage variety of malting barley could open up a new export market in the US for British malt, as well as being a source of disease resistance. Growing demand for specialist malt by...
View ArticleShort wheat with no awns blamed for poor disease resistance
Farmers Weekly Researchers believe selecting for shorter wheat varieties that also do not have awns may in part explain why UK wheat varieties have poor resistance against fusarium. Armed with this...
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