August 16, 2021
Practical grass demonstrations
With this summer’s weather leading to seemingly unstoppable grass growth across the South East, there was no shortage of interested visitors to Ernest Doe & Son’s grass demonstration day last month.
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August 16, 2021
Standards revealed
Revised Red Tractor standards have been revealed after a consultation the food assurance scheme says involved more than 3,000 pieces of feedback.
August 16, 2021
Dairy herd set to be axed
Hadlow College’s decision to axe its dairy herd and replace it with a beef cattle enterprise as part of “a wider regenerative farming strategy” has come in for criticism.
August 13, 2021
Beetle hits at OSR emergence prevents damage
Trials have demonstrated the importance of early cabbage stem flea beetle controls to minimise damage and limit later larvae populations
August 13, 2021
New facilities at the Eastern Agri-tech Innovation Hub
August 13, 2021
£1.25 million investment in pioneering crop waste research facility
The Eastern AgriTech Innovation Hub, a specialist Soham-based crop and food waste research centre, has completed a £1.25 million upgrade of its facilities, including investment in growing facilities, green technology and power production.
August 13, 2021
Room for improvement in slug control strategies
A survey of UK arable growers has highlighted the need for greater accuracy when applying slug pellets, with application timing one of the biggest improvements needed to tackle a burgeoning slug population.
August 12, 2021
Top disease in oilseed rape
“If you were asked what the most common disease in oilseed rape was, what would you say?”
August 4, 2021
Maintain disease vigilance to point of carrot harvest
Even at this late stage in proceedings new infections can still have a significant impact on crop yield and quality.
August 3, 2021
Risk warning for pop-up campsite trend on South East farms
Agricultural expert urges South East farmers with pop-up campsites to ‘tread carefully’ as they face a ‘risk minefield’
August 2, 2021
Don’t fall victim to the ‘invisible killer’
Skin cancer from solar UV radiation is a growing risk, says UK safety expert Arco .
