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Early drilling defied conventional grass-weed wisdom in autumn 2025, but favourable conditions helped deliver surprisingly good control. What lessons can growers take into another potential early-drilling season?

As more growers integrate Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions into arable rotations, there is increasingly a need to consider unintended agronomic consequences

Choosing the right wheat variety means looking beyond headline yields and quality groups, with disease resistance, drilling flexibility and end-market suitability increasingly shaping profitable cropping decisions

Following numerous reports of caterpillar activity in maize crops across the country in recent weeks, agronomists are advising growers to remain vigilant and ensure they correctly identify species

As confidence returns to oilseed rape, DSV highlights its resilient new varieties and pipeline genetics designed to tackle CSFB, disease pressure and changing growing conditions

A new study has provided fresh insight into why triallate has remained an effective weapon against black-grass for more than six decades, despite widespread resistance developing to many other herbicides

Disease control without mancozeb and the impact of the weather on late blight development were key topics of conversation as the Bayer Crop Doctors visited potato crops in Norfolk

The breakdown of the Yr15 resistance gene has highlighted the complexity of yellow rust resistance, with breeders and farmers stressing the importance of understanding different resistance mechanisms beyond headline ratings

New Group 4 varieties look to combine cleaner disease profiles and flexible drilling opportunities as growers look to reduce risk and input costs

In an attempt to answer the above question, agronomy firm Agrii has been testing various farm technologies at its host farm based in Lincolnshire