Wheat Bulb fly marches on
According to this seasons final Pestwatch report, issued by Dow AgroSciences and ADAS, Wheat Bulb fly egg-hatch and plant invasion continue to advance very rapidly in the East on both mineral and organic soils. The final report shows that Wheat Bulb fly egg-hatch in Suffolk has now reached 71.7%, in Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire on mineral soils it […]
The world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid – three cars in one
At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo Cars will be unveiling the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid – a virtually production-ready Volvo V60 with carbon dioxide emissions below 50 g/km. The Plug-in Hybrid, which will be launched in the market in 2012, is the result of close co-operation between Volvo Cars and Swedish energy supplier […]
Common sense move in waste rules for ruined sugar beet, says NFU
Farmers struggling with sugar beet that is unfit for harvest have been reassured that they dont need to register with the Environment Agency before ploughing the crop back into the field to provide nutrient benefit to the soil. The news has been welcomed by the NFU today after working with the Agency to provide solutions […]
Malvern Showground adds olympic sized ring to its Equine Centre
Worcestershires Malvern Showground, home of the Three Counties Agricultural Society (TCAS), has added an Olympic size arena to its existing equine facilities. The new Ledbury Ring, which replaces the old Ring 5, measures 6,500 square metres and is the largest of its kind in the region. It complements four other top quality grass rings, 240 […]
Time is right for raising of BSE testing age rules, says NFU
The NFU has said the time is right to raise the age of testing for BSE with just a handful of cases now across the EU. The European Commissions Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) has agreed to allow 22 Member States, including the UK, to raise the BSE testing age […]
NVZ regulations continue to hamper dairy farmers in England and Wales
Nearly half of farmers surveyed by the NFU will not have enough slurry storage to comply with Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) regulations coming into force in less than a years time. The survey, looking at measures adopted by dairy farmers to comply with changes to the NVZ Action Programme, has also revealed a fifth of […]
Keep tank-mixes simple for maximum impact
Bayer CropScience has suggested growers pay greater attention to the possibility that over-complex tank mixes could compromise their crops yield potential. Last years messages about simplifying tank mixes have been heeded, it says, but to underline its commitment to help growers get the most from their crops, and spring applications of Atlantis WG (mesosulfuron-methyl + […]
Innovative fertiliser technology brings new nitrogen choice to UK farmers
British farmers now have a new alternative when choosing nitrogen fertiliser with todays launch of the K?N brand, a Koch Advanced Nitrogen fertiliser product offered by Koch Fertiliser Ltd. Speaking at the launch event at the Farmers Club, London, Simon Borthwick of Koch Fertiliser said: We believe K?N fertiliser will deliver significant agronomic benefits for […]
Maris otter brewers buying local
Maris Otter brewers are leading the way in sourcing locally grown barley for their beers, but its not only smaller brewers who have decided to increase the localness of their beers. Cornwalls leading brewer, St Austell, expects to increase its use of locally-grown Cornish Maris Otter barley from 20% in 2009 to 60% (1000 tonnes) […]
