Arable farmers could be facing the worst onslaught in 10 years of one of East Anglia’s most problem weeds this autumn, says a crop advisor in the region. According to Chris Bumford who advises farmers across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire for Cambourne-based agronomy firm, ProCam, Eastern England is already a...

UK P and K inputs are no longer keeping up with off-takes, suggests a ProCam 4Cast analysis of recorded wheat yields over the last six years. In the high yielding years of 2014 and 2015, in particular, levels removed in crops exceeded average amounts applied which could now be lowering soil availability of these vital...

Managing the transition from traditional cultivations to a no tillage approach can have a critical effect on the success of the system, visitors to a ProCam Prochem soil conference have been told. Taking time to correct soil problems such as compaction and poor drainage beforehand could have a profound effect on future cost savings...

Soil compaction problems could now be costing UK agriculture over £1.0Bn every year, visitors to a ProCam Prochem soils conference were told. Reductions in crop yields, costs involved in correcting soil pans and extra inputs required to boost production were combining to create significant losses, Professor Dick Godwin of Harper...