Crop Market Update from Gleadell 2013-May-23
Don’t ever underestimate the US farmers’ ability to plant a crop! The record weekly plantings reported last week (41.8mln acres) became the catalyst for a sharp decline in US markets, also pressured by improved prospects in the FSU and Australia.

New Research into Protecting Vegetables from Disease, Naturally 2013-May-22
As concerns over pesticides such as neonicotinoids grow, SRUC and the James Hutton Institute have launched a new research programme looking into activating plants’ natural defences.

Pay Attention To Spraying Technique with a T2 Fungicide
2013-May-20
Paying attention to spraying technique with a T2 fungicide could help growers better protect the yield potential of this year’s winter wheat crops, says a leading application specialist.

Students Collaborate in Search for Ways to Improve Damaged Grazing 2013-May-20
Work by students at the Oatridge Campus of Scotland’s Rural College will advise farmers on ways to quickly restore grassland and grazing badly damaged by months of poor weather.

How To Tackle Really Bad Black-Grass 2013-May-15
Huntingdonshire wheat grower, Martin Whitlock and his father Tony have a real challenge on their hands at Rookery Farm, Stow Longa.