Farmers who drilled oilseed rape in July and August without applying a pre-emergence herbicide will need a tailored approach to weed control this autumn.
Award-winning precision farming specialists SoilEssentials, has stepped in to help boost the technical training of the next generation of skilled agriculturalists.
Low Carbon Agriculture (LCA) has launched a series of webinars each month on the run up to the show in March 2021, with the first session kicking off in September.
Low Carbon Agriculture, the new event showcasing opportunities in low carbon energy, technological advances and Environmental Land Management (ELM), for a profitable and sustainable future in farming, will launch at the National Agriculture and Exhibition Centre (NAEC), Stoneleigh, on 9-10 March 2021.
NSF International says rapid innovation and determination helped it re-start farm audits just three days after the UK entered lockdown, ensuring farmers could continue to sell their produce as assured.
“This year’s AgriScot is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 18th November and at present the expectation is that the event will be staged as normal.”
Leading agricultural consultancy Active Business Partnerships (ABP) and specialist land agency youngsPRS, have joined forces in a formal collaboration to provide a wide range of services to farmers navigating through industry changes.
Farmers in the process of selling up their business or hoping to do so are likely to be stung by the huge cut in entrepreneurs’ relief announced in the Budget.
A commemorative plaque / farm sign was this week presented to the AgriScot Scottish Arable Farm of the Year by Jim Wilson from award sponsor, SoilEssentials.
Calls for a single, harmonised farm sustainability assessment were made at Energy and Rural Business Show this March on 'Achieving net zero in agriculture.'
Weeds and disease are an ever-present threat to crops, but nutrition plays a key role in tackling both and optimising it should be a focus for farmers.
Official statistics revealed that there are 486 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in the UK, 338 of which are farm-based and another 239 farm-based AD in development.
Farmers abandoning winter cereals and switching to spring wheat and barley will need to pay close attention to broadleaf weed control if they are to prevent significantly reduced yields.