How well do you know your wheat markets?
29th June 2020
Breeders Limagrain UK have run a short and fun online quiz to find out what British farmers really know about their wheat markets and varieties.
KWS FIREFLY – Illuminate your wheat with a touch of magic!
22nd June 2020
New to the Recommended List in 2019, KWS Firefly is the UK’s highest yielding Group 3 milling wheat at 102% of controls.
Alkalise spring barley in place of lost wheat
19th June 2020
Livestock farmers who normally grow winter wheat as a feed crop for their cattle – but have different cereals in the ground this year – are being urged to consider post-harvest alkalisation to boost nutrient value.
Cereals LIVE celebrates online success
12th June 2020
Cereals LIVE – the online version of the arable event – has been a resounding success, attracting over 10,000 visitors from all over the world.
Greater transparency needed on standards of grain imports
11th June 2020
The NFU is asking the government and supply chains for greater transparency around the standards associated with imported grain as the UK seeks new trade deals around the world.
T3 Timing Depends On Target
8th June 2020
Base your T3 timing on target growers are being advised.
BASIS points on offer for virtual Cereals event
6th June 2020
BASIS members joining this year’s Cereals LIVE event, taking place digitally on 10th and 11th June, can still collect the BASIS points they would ordinarily pick up at the show.
Know your wheat markets? You could win a weather station…
5th June 2020
Breeders Limagrain UK are running a short and fun online quiz to find out what British farmers really know about their wheat markets and varieties. All correct entries will be entered into a prize draw to win a weather station.
Testing decisions for black-grass viability
3rd June 2020
Cereal growers are being urged to spray off patches infested with black-grass now, before more plants set viable seed. The stress of hot dry weather has brought forward seed maturity, with viability set to accelerate over the next few weeks.
Maximise protein levels in milling wheat to secure higher revenue
27th May 2020
A poor drilling window and prolonged dry spell this spring has resulted in many farms suffering from lower potential wheat yields this year. As a result, growers are looking to derive as much value as possible from every tonne of wheat.
Grain Industry makes moves to improve Health and Safety of Grain Sampling
27th May 2020
The grain industry has for some time been working to improve the safety of “on farm” grain sampling and how samples are taken.
Give spring cereals a nutrition boost
17th May 2020
Spring-sown cereals that have struggled to establish in the dry conditions through April and May could be given a much-needed boost with targeted foliar nutrition, says leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons.
