Careful selection of maize varieties is helping a large-scale beef enterprise in North Yorkshire to finish cattle within 90 days and maximise biogas yield from an anaerobic digestion plant. Debbie James...
Careful selection of maize varieties is helping a large-scale beef enterprise in North Yorkshire to finish cattle within 90 days and maximise biogas yield from an anaerobic digestion plant. Debbie James...
Defra-backed study finds some 78% of respondents said they would consider growing them on their farm in the next five years
Widespread reports of high pest numbers being spotted in emerging cereal crops are putting pressure on growers to consider insecticide use, even if they have selected the no insecticide option in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) schemes
Milder autumns and early drilling could extend aphid activity, increasing the risk of barley yellow dwarf virus. Ash Ellwood looks at spray timing and the role of resistant varieties in protecting yield