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Brewing business Heineken UK is launching a farm trial to explore how one of the main ingredients of beer, barley, can be grown in a more sustainable way to help reduce CO2 emissions.

In the last of our series, Íæż½ã½ã talks to two agronomists in the east and southwest to review the 2021 potato season and what lessons can be taken into next year.

AHDB has issued the Recommended Lists (RL) 2022/23 septoria tritici ratings early, following high levels of the disease in the 2020/21 growing season and concerns about the breaking of resistance.

A new tool has been introduced to help growers reduce the risk of water pollution and the loss of pulse and potato post-emherbicide,bentazone.

WITH British Sugar’s Bury St Edmunds factory opening earlier than usual this year, the 2021/22 sugar beet campaign has kicked off in Suffolk.

Growers have until the end of November 2022 to use up all stocks of cyproconazole containing products.

It would appear at the time of writing that British Summertime has called time early, with the past couple of weeks having much more of an autumn vibe.

It would appear at the time of writing that British Summertime has called time early, with the past couple of weeks having much more of an autumn vibe.

Bayer has joined the cross-industry group developing the easyconnect closed transfer system (CTS) in line with CropLife Europe’s commitment to make CTS universally available to European farmers and operators by 2030.

It has been a bumper year for wild oats and an integrated approach to control is needed to get on top of the weed for next season.