Don’t undo previous years’ good work of delaying drilling to reduce blackgrass populations by drilling earlier this autumn, winter wheat growers are being urged.

Latest findings from ProCam 4Cast, the annual ‘big data’ analysis of thousands of hectares by leading agronomy firm, ProCam, show that average winter wheat drilling...

With residual, soil-acting herbicides often now representing a quarter to a half of the annual crop protection investment made in winter wheat in blackgrass situations, getting the best out of them is paramount, says North Essex and Suffolk-based ProCam agronomist, Mark Anstee.

In response, he has developed a five-point plan. This...

No-till potatoes grown under a straw mulch could help farmers to restore degraded arable soils cost-effectively if used as a cash crop within a regenerative cropping rotation, according to ProCam agronomist Richard Harding.

Presenting results from a four year trial at the recent Groundswell conservation agriculture event, Mr Harding...

Don’t be too hasty dropping winter oilseed rape (WOSR) from rotations based on short-term performance, says Mike Thornton, head of crop production for leading agronomy firm, ProCam. Projections of its profitability relative to winter wheat for harvest 2019 could nudge it back closer into contention, he believes, especially when its...