http://www.fwi.co.ukFarmers Weekly interactive provides an arable farming news feeden-gbSun, 21 Mar 2010 15:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/21/120428/farmer-focus-arable-richard-beachell-has-crop-protection-plan-in-place.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/21/120428/farmer-focus-arable-richard-beachell-has-crop-protection-plan-in-place.htmlAgronomist meetings with manufacturers and The Arable Group (TAG) seminars have enabled me to plan my crop protection programme for the forthcoming season. And thanks to preferential delayed payment terms through our buying group, Woldmarsh, products have been arriving on farm and the agchem store is now stocked for most of these treatments.Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/21/120429/farmer-focus-arable-seth-pascoe-sees-temperatures-slowly-rise.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/21/120429/farmer-focus-arable-seth-pascoe-sees-temperatures-slowly-rise.htmlI will timidly speculate that spring is in the process of arriving in Southern Alberta. For the past month or so, the daily temperatures have climbed as high as 19C with pleasant days of bright sunshine and little wind.Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:06:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120430/farmer-focus-arable-blackgrass-levels-are-low-for-richard-cobbald.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120430/farmer-focus-arable-blackgrass-levels-are-low-for-richard-cobbald.htmlFinally the weather has come good and a mild, dry spell has descended over our small part of Cambridgeshire. The whole complexion of the countryside has started to change and the murky colours of winter are quickly being replaced by lush green growth. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120421/farmer-focus-livestock-spring-is-yet-to-arrive-for-adrian-harrison.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120421/farmer-focus-livestock-spring-is-yet-to-arrive-for-adrian-harrison.htmlAs I write, the signs of spring are still not obvious and the Dale is looking dull. The landscape is looking uneven as there are periodic brown mounds dotted all over.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:21:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120431/farmer-focus-arable-spring-barley-drilling-complete-for-allan-chambers.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/20/120431/farmer-focus-arable-spring-barley-drilling-complete-for-allan-chambers.htmlSpring barley drilling was finished on 6 March in perfect conditions. The seed rate was a deliberate 100kg/ha.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:02:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120412/exotic-crops-call-for-exotic-storage.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/19/120412/exotic-crops-call-for-exotic-storage.htmlThink of crop stores and your thoughts inevitably turn to grain silos, potato stores or even silage clamps. But for farmers who grow unusual crops - like blueberries, asparagus or globe artichokes, for instance - storage requirements can become pretty involved.Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:20:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/18/120331/video-barometer-farmer-peter-sands.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/18/120331/video-barometer-farmer-peter-sands.htmlA flexible and simple management strategy is helping our new western Barometer cut costs. James Andrews visits Peter Sands in Staffordshire.Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120391/peas-and-beans-feel-the-pressure.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120391/peas-and-beans-feel-the-pressure.htmlPulse markets are feeling the pressure, with limited export demand and strong competition from other suppliers, but the Processors and Growers Research Organisation is adamant the crop has a positive future.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:14:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120390/farmer-topples-his-own-wheat-world-record.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120390/farmer-topples-his-own-wheat-world-record.htmlA New Zealand farmer has beaten his own record for growing the world's highest-yielding wheat crop. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120392/us-sugar-beet-growers-given-go-ahead-to-plant-gm-beet-again.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120392/us-sugar-beet-growers-given-go-ahead-to-plant-gm-beet-again.htmlUS growers will be able to plant genetically modified herbicide-tolerant sugar beet across the country this spring after a judge denied a motion calling for a temporary ban on planting.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120382/management-matters-shifting-focus-from-barley-to-stock.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120382/management-matters-shifting-focus-from-barley-to-stock.htmlIt's long been Scotland's crop, but John Scott is now looking strategically at the future of spring barley as the mainstay of this arable business. Ian Ashbridge visited himWed, 17 Mar 2010 13:26:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120381/market-report-good-time-to-sell-oilseeds-says-co-op.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120381/market-report-good-time-to-sell-oilseeds-says-co-op.htmlFarmers should consider capitalising on recently improved oilseed rape prices, according to United Oilseeds' Owen CliggWed, 17 Mar 2010 13:17:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120371/atlantis-likely-to-coincide-with-t0-fungicides.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120371/atlantis-likely-to-coincide-with-t0-fungicides.htmlDon't rush into applying sulfonylurea herbicides until weeds are showing sustained active growth, even though soil temperatures are rising, warns Agrovista technical manager Mark HemmantWed, 17 Mar 2010 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120370/crop-watch-soils-still-too-cold-for-sulfonylurea.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120370/crop-watch-soils-still-too-cold-for-sulfonylurea.htmlSpring drilling is making good progress, but soils are still too cold for sulfonylureas to be applied, say our Crop Watch agronomists.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120367/rpa-answering-your-single-payment-scheme-queries.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/17/120367/rpa-answering-your-single-payment-scheme-queries.htmlFarmers are taking the opportunity to quiz the Rural Payments Agency about how to fill in this year's SP5 formWed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/120359/new-maize-ripeness-index-gives-clearer-picture-of-maturity.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/16/120359/new-maize-ripeness-index-gives-clearer-picture-of-maturity.htmlA new maize crop ripeness index based on a nationwide field trial programme is being developed to give a better indication of maturity than traditional dataTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:58:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120353/fungicide-adds-to-pea-disease-control-options.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120353/fungicide-adds-to-pea-disease-control-options.htmlBean fungicide, Signum (pyraclostrobin + boscalid), has had its approval extended to combining and vining peas for this season. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:37:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120351/pest-control-enhanced-by-vining-pea-seed-treatment.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120351/pest-control-enhanced-by-vining-pea-seed-treatment.htmlGrowers using imported vining pea seed could find their seed protected by thiamethoxam this season.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:11:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120350/dry-weather-risk-for-pre-emergence-pulse-herbicides.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120350/dry-weather-risk-for-pre-emergence-pulse-herbicides.htmlContinued dry weather could put pre-emergence herbicide effectiveness at risk in pea and bean crops this spring, PGRO's Jim Scrimshaw is warning. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120349/grain-co-op-hands-over-marketing-to-frontier.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/120349/grain-co-op-hands-over-marketing-to-frontier.htmlIsle of Wight Grain Storage, the co-operative servicing 50 farmer members on the island, has switched its marketing operation to leading merchant Frontier Agriculture from harvest 2010Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:40:00 GMT