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April 2021 Arable Farming Issue

Crop condition across Europe and the Black Sea will be a key focus as crops enter key production phases.

The ballot on continuation of the AHDB Potatoes levy saw more than 66 per cent of participants vote against. Alice Dyer and Marianne Curtis gauge reaction.

Members of the Phosphite Biostimulant Stewardship Group (PBSG) are urging regulators in Brussels to review the terms of the recently adopted Fertilising Products Regulation (EU) 2019/1009

Industry has applied for renewal of the approval of the fungicide, mancozeb in Great Britain.

A decent spell of spring weather has seen field work progress up and down the country. However, delays to sugar beet seed deliveries on-farm are holding up drilling for some growers.

Farmers were warning it could be the end of the British sugar industry if the processor did not take their concerns seriously

Serious about making more milk from forage? If you still have last season’s silage analysis reports, they offer a goldmine of tips for making better silage.

Following the withdrawal of diquat, Standen has started importing Dutch manufacturer Vegniek’s DiscMaster series of precision haulm pullers.

A long-term experiment shows climate, crop height, fertiliser and herbicide resistance are all to blame.