All Cereals articlesSee all CULTIVATORSCereals 2026: Charter Agri debuts cheap Ilgi cultivatorsAfter returning from a 25-year stint in Poland running a John Deere, JCB and Spearhead dealership alongside a contract farming operation, Robin Charter has set up a machinery import and… CROP MANAGEMENTCereals 2026: BYDV breeding efforts start to bring rewardsNew solutions for managing barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) were being discussed at Cereals 2026, after a particularly bad season for the virus caused by continuous aphid activity over a… VARIETY SELECTIONCereals 2026: Hybrid wheats offer yield and consistencyA new generation of hybrid wheat varieties could soon help UK growers break through the yield plateau, thanks to hybrid vigour and more extensive rooting. Other benefits include greater yield… CULTIVATORSCereals 2026: Top-Tilth cultivator gets aggressive discsA new iteration of Grange’s Top-Tilth cultivator sees the original single bank of wavy discs replaced by two rows of trash-churning concave versions. These add about 500kg to the total… CEREALSFarmers hail hit Cereals show at Diddly Squat FarmFarmers have hailed this year’s Cereals event at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm as a major success, with many suggesting the TV presenter turned farmer helped inject fresh energy into… PEST MANAGEMENTCereals 2026: OSR growers to benefit from new slug pelletOilseed rape growers are set to benefit from a new-mode-of-action slug pellet this summer, offering more rapid and effective control of the pest than ferric phosphate. Containing elemental iron, Ferrabait… TRACTORSCereals 2026: John Deere 6M tractor and 500R sprayer updatedCab size is now the only real differentiator between John Deere’s 6R and 6M series tractors, thanks to a handful of new optional extras on the latter. These include a… More Cereals articles WEED MANAGEMENTCereals 2026: Lincs farmer gives thumbs up to new herbicideA Lincolnshire grower has given a new-mode-of-action herbicide the thumbs up and says it will be a key part of his wheat herbicide programme this autumn. Last summer, Fundatis gained… SPRAYERSCereals 2026: LH Agro offers Carbon Bee spot spraying kitRetrofit Carbon Bee spot spraying kits are now available through Cambridgeshire distributor LH Agro. The SmartStriker-X system uses a series of 3m-spaced RGB and hyperspectral cameras to detect weeds both… SPRAYERSCereals 2026: Kverneland iXtrack gets patch spraying optionBuyers willing to fling big bucks at Kverneland’s latest iXtrack trailed sprayers to ease filling and improve application accuracy have several new options to consider. One is Teffen’s £3,000 closed… CULTIVATORSCereals 2026: 3m Cousins Switchblade for 150hp tractorsTo cater for those with smaller tractors or an interest in moving less soil, Cousins of Emneth has launched the Switchblade. This uses the same chassis as the heavier-duty Patriot,… VARIETY SELECTIONCereals 26: Wheat options with better yellow rust resistanceMore seed of winter wheat feed varieties with good resistance to yellow rust will be available this autumn after the resistance of many popular wheat varieties fell sharply last year.… YOUNG FARMERSCereals 2026: RAU team win crop competitionA team of students from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have been crowned the winner of this year’s AICC Ceres Rural Crop Challenge 2026 at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm.… SPRAYERSCereals 2026: Rumex RXF900 spot sprayer takes out weedsOpico has entered the spot spraying arena by signing a deal to import front-mounted Rumex machines from Bavaria, Germany. The pictured 9m RXF900 and smaller 6m RXF600 use artificial intelligence… CEREAL DRILLSCereals 2026: Amazone Condor 02 gets neater 8-9m chassisAmazone has shrunk its Condor direct drill onto a more compact chassis with the option of 8m or 9m working widths. The prototype Condor 02 uses the same narrow tine… See all
