Mustard yields not so hot in Lincs
Farmers Weekly David Hoyles has been combining mustard seed at Monmouth Farm, Spalding, Lincolnshire, while waiting for standing winter wheat to dry out. The post Mustard yields not so hot in Lincs...
View ArticleThe rye way to feed your anaerobic digester
Farmers Weekly With anaerobic digesters springing up around the country, David Jones looks at an increasingly popular crop being using as a feedstock The post The rye way to feed your anaerobic...
View ArticleSow your winter oats with care
Farmers Weekly Winter oats may be more resilient to conditions at drilling than other crops, but extra time creating a good seed-bed can pay dividends. Louise Impey reports. The post Sow your winter...
View ArticleGrowers needed to boost UK tea industry
Farmers Weekly Tea growers in Scotland have formed an alliance in a bid to boost the UK’s tea-growing industry. The post Growers needed to boost UK tea industry appeared first on Farmers Weekly
View ArticleExplore niche spring crop for healthy margins
Farmers Weekly The pros and cons of four niche crops examined The post Explore niche spring crop for healthy margins appeared first on Farmers Weekly
View ArticleOat growers to benefit from huge research funding boost
Farmers Weekly The oat breeding team at Aberystwyth University has secured £2.76m of public funding for research aimed at improving the crop’s genetics. The project will use the latest genetic tools...
View ArticleTips on getting the most from your spring cropping
Farmers Weekly Spring crops are cheaper to grow, help to spread workloads and provide much-needed weed control opportunities, claim the enthusiasts. They’ve also benefited enormously from plant...
View ArticleResearchers learn lessons from niche cropping failures
Farmers Weekly Growers could soon have more premium spring options to choose from, as UK researchers look to develop crops such as haricot beans and naked barley to satisfy the rising interest in...
View ArticleTips to help decimate weeds in your spring cropping
Farmers Weekly Pre-emergence herbicides are essential in spring crops, but drier soils that limit residual activity and the loss of one option for spring wheat is set to make weed control more of a...
View ArticleTips for growing a successful onion crop
Farmers Weekly Growing onions is not for the faint-hearted being an expensive crop to grow and like their broad-acre counterparts, there are fewer actives to control yield-sapping diseases and weeds....
View ArticleHybrid rye has potential to be the new second wheat
Farmers Weekly Hybrid rye could eventually take a chunk of the UK wheat area by delivering attractive margins and bringing major rotational benefits as well. Rye has traditionally been grown for...
View ArticleVideo: Farmer demonstrates benefits of mixed cover crops
Farmers Weekly The advantages of growing winter cover crop soon after harvest have been highlighted at a farm on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border. Linking Environment and Farming (Leaf)...
View ArticleFarmer looks to turn sea buckthorn into high-value crop
Farmers Weekly The search for a high-value, non-food crop with growth potential prompted former dairy farmer David Eagle to find out more about sea buckthorn. Mr Eagle, who has been researching the...
View ArticleSweet future for parsnips in diversifying market
Farmers Weekly Demand for parsnips has traditionally been driven by its role in the Great British roast dinner, but a diversifying market is opening up opportunities and leading some to predict a...
View ArticleTips on how to apply for mid-tier Countryside Stewardship
Farmers Weekly Does your ELS agreement come to an end this year? If so, this summer may be the ideal time to apply for the new mid-tier Countryside Stewardship scheme, which will be available from next...
View ArticleCollege takes second Cereals Challenge title
Farmers Weekly A team of four Easton & Otley College students have won the 2015 Cereals Challenge, making it two years in a row for the college. This year the six teams were taken out of their...
View ArticleHow to understand a bee's needs when establishing margins
Farmers Weekly Understanding the needs of bees is an important first step in being able to make better provision for them, such as when establishing new margins under the Countryside Stewardship...
View ArticleCereals and oilseed area in GB fall 2% for 2015 harvest
Farmers Weekly The cereals and oilseeds area in Britain is down 2% for harvest 2015, reflecting a switch to alternative crops to help control blackgrass and the European Union’s new three-crop rule....
View ArticleBehind the Brand: Meet the farmer growing oats for Quaker
Farmers Weekly Fife grower John Hutcheson started drilling oats again to meet the rising consumer demand for porridge and a plethora of new breakfast cereal products. He is now one of a group 70 oat...
View ArticleMiscanthus could cut blackgrass and improve soils
Farmers Weekly Attractive 10-year contracts are now on offer to grow biomass crop miscanthus and could provide a viable option for growers looking to rid problem fields of blackgrass. Growing...
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