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An agriculture student who has wanted to be a farmer all his life has been awarded this year’s prestigious John Innes Foundation BursaryÌýwhich supports young people starting their farm management and crop production careers.

NFU conference spraying

With spring around the corner, growers are being warned to act early to stop yellow rust from taking hold.

An EU-funded project is scouting for 20 UK farmers to participate in trials researching cereal-legume intercropping, focusing on yield, quality, reducing inputs and knowledge transfer.Ìý

Maximising herbicide efficiency will be key for growers wanting to effectively control weeds whilst reducing their inputs this spring.

Enhancing soil health and structure not only benefits crop growth, but it also has the potential to improve water quality.

An early opportunity to drill spring crops in FebruaryÌýhas been presented to farmers due to a mild and dry winterÌýwith ‘unprecedented’ ground conditions reported across England.

Farmers will need to gain a better understanding of their soils to meet the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) ‘arable soils’ standard.

British Sugar offered a ’one-time contract’ to growers who can deliver beet into its Bury factory in early September

Farmers have nothing to fear from a combined spray of Atlantis Star (mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron + thiencarbazone) plus a T0 fungicide, according to tank mix efficacy data from Bayer.