|
News
News Stories
February 2008 - Take Particular Care in Making the
Most of 2008 Cereal Opportunities UK wheat growers have been urged to put
the experience of the recent lean cereal price years to the best possible use
in taking advantage of the current very much healthier market in the coming season’s
cropping.
July 2006 - Planning
Ahead with Greater Market Optimism. Cropping decisions for the
coming year certainly won't be easy. But unlike the past two seasons,
this is because UK growers find themselves facing far better market
opportunities on several fronts, believes senior Masstock arable group
manager, David Neale.
July 2006 - Comprehensive
Five-Year Study Shows Consistent Take-All Control Value. Treating second
wheat seed with a specialist take-all fungicide will more than pay for
itself in the vast majority of circumstances, regardless of the season,
even with wheat at £60/tonne, according to a comprehensive study by Alnwick-based
Arable Farm Supplies.
July 2006 - Margin
Calculations Highlight Short-Term Planting Decision Risks. Short-term
planting decisions based on individual crop rather than whole rotation
margins could seriously threaten the profitability of many UK arable units
from this autumn, warns ProCam Agronomy following the latest calculations
with its powerful 4cast crop management advice tool.
July 2006 - Latest
Study Shows Shrinking Second Wheat Disadvantage. The performance disadvantage
of second wheats has shrunk appreciably over the past five cropping years
as growers across the country have taken increasingly positive action to
improve their crop management.
July 2006 - Recommended
List Site Take-All Tracking Underlines Disease Risk And Unpredictability.
Take-all levels at HGCA Recommended List second cereal trial sites have
been noticeably lower than last year, but losses from the disease are expected
to be considerably higher in the face of much increased levels of summer
drought stress.
July 2006 - Transform
Second Wheats With Bold New Approach. UK growers should transform their
second wheat performance by making the same leap forward they did with
first wheats over a decade ago, suggests leading UK breeder, Bill Angus.
And he should know, having been heavily involved with the earlier drilling
revolution that boosted first wheat yield potential by a good 1t/ha in
the 'Eighties and 'Nineties, as well as breeding some of the country's
very best second wheat varieties in Deben, Einstein and now Hyperion.
July 2006 - Single
OSR Break Leaves Take-All Problems. A single year of oilseed rape may
not be a sufficient break to adequately safeguard first wheats from take-all,
reveal the latest trials at Masstock Arable's SMART Farm in Wellington,
Somerset.
July 2006 - Einstein
Extends Second Wheat Lead. Einstein has extended its lead as by far
the most widely grown second wheat in the country over the past year, according
to best available analysis of the market.
|
