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After a tough season for controlling disease in winter wheat, growers are being urged to look carefully at variety choice for next season and chose those

After a tough season for controlling disease in winter wheat, growers are being urged to look carefully at variety choice for next season and chose those

Wheat growers are set to get a new fungicide next season that promises the best septoria and rust control on the market, coming after the worst septoria

June is the month when any deficiencies in weed control become visible with blackgrass and other grassweeds waving above cereal crops. This year, there

April turned out to only be marginally better than March, prolonging the struggle to get spring crops drilled and keep on top of spraying.  But while

Independent agronomist Patrick Stephenson offers a round-up of how autumn crops are faring. Wendy Short reports.

Wheat growers are being advised to focus even more on their T1 fungicide spray this season.  After a very wet March, robust rates of SDHI-mixtures are

A more settled spell of weather brings hope of catching up on the massive backlog of fieldwork that has built up during monsoon March. There is fertiliser

A return of colder conditions with overnight frost is putting the brakes on field work. Potato growers will be hoping it will have passed by the time

The first phase of a major review of AHDB's Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) is taking place will soon commence.