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Onion drilling makes an early start in Suffolk

Farmers Weekly Onion drilling made an early start on one large light land Suffolk estate in excellent conditions. This bodes well for a good crop on a farm that produces 6-7% of Britain’s onions....

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Pesticide changes this March growers need to know

Farmers Weekly Two changes to pesticide labels plus the need for farmers to keep on top of their spray store stock ahead of a spate of withdrawals next year are the key messages in the latest edition...

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How an Essex farmer grew a crop of mammoth millet

Farmers Weekly South Lincolnshire grower Andrew Branton has turned to soya beans as a good crop to follow late-lifted sugar beet when there is little time to drill winter wheat. With British Sugar...

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Grower finds soya a good option after late-lifted sugar beet

Farmers Weekly South Lincolnshire grower Andrew Branton has turned to soya beans as a good crop to follow late-lifted sugar beet when there is little time to drill winter wheat. With British Sugar...

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Rye grower reveals how he delivered impossible yield

Farmers Weekly White and purple wheats, food barleys, special types of beans, oats for health drinks and even chickpeas are some of the novel crop options being investigated by Agrii. Farmers can no...

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Video: Garford weeder ends crop failures at organic farm

Farmers Weekly White and purple wheats, food barleys, special types of beans, oats for health drinks and even chickpeas are some of the novel crop options being investigated by Agrii. Farmers can no...

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Defra approves new GM camelina oil field trials

Farmers Weekly White and purple wheats, food barleys, special types of beans, oats for health drinks and even chickpeas are some of the novel crop options being investigated by Agrii. Farmers can no...

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How to identify and encourage worms to improve soils

Farmers Weekly White and purple wheats, food barleys, special types of beans, oats for health drinks and even chickpeas are some of the novel crop options being investigated by Agrii. Farmers can no...

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Essex grower’s 7 steps to tackling a ryegrass problem

Farmers Weekly White and purple wheats, food barleys, special types of beans, oats for health drinks and even chickpeas are some of the novel crop options being investigated by Agrii. Farmers can no...

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The new crops that could soon profit UK farmers

Farmers Weekly White and purple wheats, food barleys, special types of beans, oats for health drinks and even chickpeas are some of the novel crop options being investigated by Agrii. Farmers can no...

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Cereals 2019: Oat guide aims to raise yields by 10%

Farmers Weekly Winter oats performed well on one Cornish farm, with the variety Mascani yielding 6.75t/ha and the harvested grain set to be heading for the oat millers. Will Doidge, farm manager at WH...

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Two diquat alternatives trialled in linseed

Farmers Weekly Winter oats performed well on one Cornish farm, with the variety Mascani yielding 6.75t/ha and the harvested grain set to be heading for the oat millers. Will Doidge, farm manager at WH...

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UK fruit and veg trade worth £2.2bn a year – Defra

Farmers Weekly Winter oats performed well on one Cornish farm, with the variety Mascani yielding 6.75t/ha and the harvested grain set to be heading for the oat millers. Will Doidge, farm manager at WH...

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Harvest 2019: Cornish oats perform well, with yield near 7t/ha

Farmers Weekly Winter oats performed well on one Cornish farm, with the variety Mascani yielding 6.75t/ha and the harvested grain set to be heading for the oat millers. Will Doidge, farm manager at WH...

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How to carry out a pre-season check on a StocksAg seeder

Farmers Weekly Bedfordshire grower Matt Broadhurst turned to soya beans to help control blackgrass and improve his soils, and is looking forward to a good harvest later this month. He is hoping the...

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Flame weeding offers non-chemical alternative for stale seed-bed

Farmers Weekly Bedfordshire grower Matt Broadhurst turned to soya beans to help control blackgrass and improve his soils, and is looking forward to a good harvest later this month. He is hoping the...

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Three Canadian farmers reveal their secrets to soil health

Farmers Weekly Bedfordshire grower Matt Broadhurst turned to soya beans to help control blackgrass and improve his soils, and is looking forward to a good harvest later this month. He is hoping the...

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Soya suits Bedford grower’s battle against blackgrass

Farmers Weekly Bedfordshire grower Matt Broadhurst turned to soya beans to help control blackgrass and improve his soils, and is looking forward to a good harvest later this month. He is hoping the...

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Harvest 2020: Variable yields and 6-row barleys fall short

Farmers Weekly Change is coming with the loss of basic payment scheme payments forcing arable businesses to look at ways of bridging this income gap, which may involve bold changes like overhauling the...

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Why one Scottish light land estate has opted to grow rye

Farmers Weekly Change is coming with the loss of basic payment scheme payments forcing arable businesses to look at ways of bridging this income gap, which may involve bold changes like overhauling the...

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