Heightened weed burden could mean growers need to replace inundated crops
As a result of the summer’s prolonged drought, some early-drilled winter wheats are facing a heightened weed burden after the dry conditions have prevented pre-emergence herbicides from working effectively. That’s […]
Hold your nerve: keep wheat drills under wraps to beat black-grass
Farmers with a known black-grass burden shouldn’t be lured into bringing their winter wheat drilling date forwards just because large parts of the UK have seen improved soil moisture levels […]
ProCam welcomes trainee agronomist to its Driffield team
Leading agronomy firm ProCam has appointed Josh Baker to its Driffield-based team of BCS Agriculture agronomists. Josh, who joins BCS Agriculture as a trainee agronomist, hails from a farming family […]
Yorkshire open day offers guidance in anticipation of oilseed rape area surge
Britain’s winter oilseed rape (WOSR) area could surge by about 20% this autumn, driven by strong OSR prices and after two years of generally low levels of cabbage stem flea […]
Cereal trial site and crop production open day in Yorkshire
Leading agronomy firm ProCam is hosting a cereals variety and crop production open day at its trials site at the Stockbridge Technology Centre in Yorkshire on Friday 17th June. The […]
High fertiliser costs create double need for top-level wheat disease management
High prices for fertiliser and grain are putting extra pressure on farmers not to let wheat yields slip through their fingers over the rest of this season, says Nigel Scott, […]
New Field Options grass, clover and forage 2022 crop guide
 Field Options has published its 2022 Grass, Clover and Forage Crop Guide which, in addition to providing full details of the company’s specialist grazing, silage and forage crop seed […]
ProCam welcomes new agronomist to its Leominster team
Leading agronomy firm ProCam has appointed Pryse Whittal to its Leominster-based team of ProChem agronomists. Pryse has worked as an agronomist for another national crop protection distributor since he was […]
ProCam welcomes new technical development manager
AS PART of its drive to provide solutions not inputs, leading agronomy firm ProCam has recruited Rob Adamson as technical development manager. With UK farmers facing new agronomic challenges and […]
Valuable but variable oilseed rape crops need tailored protection, expert says
High prices of around £600/tonne make it well worth investing attention to detail to look after oilseed rape crops this spring and summer, says Mike Thornton, head of crop production […]
High dry matter fodder beet available in limited quantities in maiden year
Field Options, the forage and fodder crops seeds division of ProCam, has announced that a limited quantity of the newly listed fodder beet variety, Goldimo, will be available for the […]
Veg and salad specialist joins ProCam’s agronomy team
Leading agronomy and crop production business, ProCam, has strengthened its vegetable and salad crop team with the appointment of Ashley Cooley. Mr Cooley, a farmer’s son from South Lincolnshire and […]