All articles about Cereals

SOILS

Two arable growers buried their underpants in warm soils last autumn before digging them up eight week later. Analysis showed the more decomposed the pants were, the better the soil…

ARABLE

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – or drones – have come a long way since the first commercial use in Japan during the 1980s, with a plethora of systems and potential…

OILSEED RAPE

Oilseed rape growers concerned about cabbage stem flea beetle and its devastating effect on crop establishment were advised to reassess drilling date and seed-bed conditions. On top of the two…

FARMER FOCUS

Cereals 2017 - "the technical event for the arable industry". It’s still one of the highlights of the farming year, but it faces an uncertain future. With lots of big…

Decisions on winter wheat varieties for autumn 2015 are being increasingly influenced by their costs of production due to current low grain prices. As a result, growers are looking for…

New Clearfield oilseed rape varieties were unveiled at Cereals, bringing more choice and introducing additional traits to the specialist production system. Both Dekalb and DuPont Pioneer were displaying their latest…

NUTRITION AND FERTILISER

Precision farming technology is allowing Yorkshire grower Neil Welburn and his son Chris to take the guesswork out on nitrogen applications and push up their crop yields. A tractor-mounted Isaria…

Resistant varieties, later drilling and drone imagery are all factors in farming giant Velcourt’s move to more sustainable wheat disease control. Untreated trial plots of more disease-resistant variety Revelation and…

OTHER CROPS

There are a number of winter and spring cropping options offering farmers a profitable break crop next season by earning a healthy premium. However, they must have a market –…

Two malting winter barleys and three high yielding two-row feed types make up Clare Leaman's five winter barley varieties to consider for next season. Recent years have seen a step…

Complying with the three-crop rule should not be as costly and arduous as many British growers fear, our analysis shows. Little or no rotational change will be necessary for the…

VARIETY SELECTION

High-yielding, low-input oilseed rape varieties suitable for an integrated farm management approach are the aim of breeder DSV’s triple layer concept, which was unveiled at Cereals 2018. The new concept…

VARIETY SELECTION

Limagrain has such high hopes for its soft feed wheat candidate, Skyscraper, that it is making up to 4,000t of seed available for this autumn. Described as a breakthrough variety,…

Sprayer operators who appreciate the time- and stress-saving advantages of technology will appreciate the efforts Chafer designers have gone in developing the firm’s latest Guardian and Sentry trailed machines. Isobus…

WHEAT

Two world wheat yield record-holders came face-to-face in a New Zealand vs Northumberland match after Kiwi Eric Watson pipped Rod Smith’s record with a recipe of low seed rates and…