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Farmers are encouraged to test and/or treat farm-saved spring crop seed for diseases like loose smut and seed-borne net blotch.

Growers are being urged to test and/or treat farm-saved spring crop seed for diseases such as loose smut and seed-borne net blotch. With winter cereal

A key miller has confirmed it is happy to take in the spring oat variety Merlin in 2024, after it performed well this summer. Its early ripening gives it

Vegas maintains top position on AHDB winter oilseed rape recommended list

Oilseed rape varieties with good early vigour and resistance to late season disease have been the top performers in Agrii’s variety plots in Lincolnshire.

Oilseed rape yields are very variable this season, and although some good yields are being seen the general trend is downwards. Hampshire grower Julian

Simply selecting the top yielding OSR varieties on the AHDB Recommended List is not always the best approach in high cabbage stem flea beetle areas,

EVENT organisers in Dorchester need to re-assure people that their events are Covid-safe according to town councillors.

Flooding at the Trumpet Major Junction Picture: Trevor Bevins AT LAST – work is to start this week on solving the flooding problems at three locations on Dorchester bypass. Engineers will also install motion sensitive Toucan lights at the Stadium Roundabout to improve safety while crossing five lanes of traffic for cyclists and pedestrian. Other works planned in the area by Highways England and Dorset Council include completing the gaps around Dorchester on the national cycle route wh...

TOWN councillors in Dorchester have agreed to a £500 grant to help set up the town’s first community fridge project. It will be based in the foyer of the Trinity Street Co-Op offering free surplus food, with a similar project also planned for Poundbury. Most of the food for the fridge will come from the Co-Op with other food businesses also being encouraged to contribute. Cllr Les Fry and Cllr Janet Hewitt both welcomed the project at Monday’s town council management committee but ...