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• Cold and wet hampers progress in Lincs

  Wet soils mean Clive Patrick (left) and Tony Reynolds' recent spring sowing has required drill modification. "In common with everybody we have the coldest and wettest spring we can remember," writes Tony Reynolds from Thurlby Grange, Thurlby... Posted Apr 18 2008, 11:58 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: Drilling, Beans, Barometer, Midlands, Tony Reynolds

• Slugs merit triple treatment in Scotland

  J ohn Hutcheson's late nights in the drier have certainly been bearable given the end result from his Fuego beans. At 5.4t/ha the yield was pleasing enough, but the real bonus has been the market price. However, slugs are already eating into next... Posted Oct 19 2007, 11:14 AM by flutefriend with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Wheat, slugs, Beans, drier

• Home-saved bean seed tests encouraging in Berks

  Despite heavy rain on Tuesday, Nigel Horne hopes to have finished drilling wheat in Berks in the next three days. "We've about a third left, or about 60ha," he said. "That'll just leave 67ha of beans to do later this month."... Posted Oct 10 2007, 04:45 PM by flutefriend with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Drilling, Beans, Shakaerator, ascochyta, stem nematode, Accord

• Bean harvest delayed in Scotland

  Two-thirds of the way through combining the 34ha (84 acres) of Fuego spring beans at Leckerstone Farm, Dunfermline, John Hutcheson is anticipating some late nights tending his batch drier. "We're three weeks later harvesting them this year,"... Posted Oct 05 2007, 05:25 PM by flutefriend with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Drilling, Harvest, Wheat, ploughing, min-till, Beans, combining, drying