CALCIFIED SEAWEED AVAILABLE AGAIN  A new, dry granular source of calcified seaweed offering the potential to cut chemical fertiliser costs and significantly improve plant uptake of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) is now available direct to UK farmers... Image  (Ref: CSM1 5/01)

BUMPER CHOICE OF WINTER VARIETIES FOR REGION'S FARMERS Eight new winter wheat varieties have been added to the recently published HGCA Recommended List for 2009-10, providing farmers across the West Midlands and border counties with their biggest choice in years...  Image  (Ref: Wynn8 11/12)

PIPELINE OF PROMISING SPRING BARLEY VARIETIES BEING TARGETED TO MEET GRAIN PRICE AND END USER NEEDS A promising pipeline of high output spring barley varieties, aimed at the distilling market and which could help growers respond to dips in grain price with extra yield, is being brought to the market by leading plant breeder Syngenta Seeds...  Image  Image  Image  (Ref: NFC49 2/12)

SYNGENTA ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FUNGICIDE TECHNOLOGY A new high-performance fungicide from a different chemical class to triazole and strobilurin fungicides is being developed by leading crop protection company Syngenta...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn144 10/11)

NEW TANK MIX GUIDANCE FOR GROWERS TOO PUSHED FOR TIME TO APPLY EARLY HERBICIDE SPRAY  New tank mix guidelines to help winter wheat growers unable to apply a pre-emergence black-grass herbicide are being put forward by Syngenta...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn143 24/10)

FIVE POINT BLACK-GRASS PLAN UNVEILED AS CONTROL PROGRAMMES FINALLY GET UNDERWAY A five point plan to help winter wheat and winter barley growers manage this season's added black-grass difficulties has been unveiled by Syngenta...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn142 29/09)

RESEARCH REVEALS SURPRISE RYE-GRASS GERMINATION RESULTS Winter cereal growers could benefit from changing some of their long-held beliefs about the best time to control one of the UK's most competitive grass weeds...  Image  (Ref: Syn141 16/09)

EARLY POINTERS FOR LATER SOWING AS CEREAL DRILLING DATES SLIP Cereal farmers facing the prospect of rain-induced planting delays after the wet harvest should check carefully the suitability of their varieties for later drilling, a technical cereal specialist is urging...  Image  Image  Image  (Ref: NFC48 12/09)

LOSS OF KEY HERBICIDES COULD HAVE WIDER IMPLICATIONS   Cereal growers facing the impending loss of key grass weed herbicides isoproturon and trifluralin must think beyond obvious replacements if they're to potentially avoid far-reaching consequences undermining the sustainability of winter wheat and barley production ...   Image   Image   Image (Ref: Syn140 08/07)

NEW TANK MIXES UNVEILED TO HELP GROWERS DEFY THE LOSS OF TRADITIONAL HERBICIDE SPRAYS  Two new tank mix options, developed to help cereal growers fight back against black-grass problems in the face of impending withdrawals of the traditional herbicides isoproturon (IPU) and trifluralin, have been unveiled by Syngenta...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn139 12/06)

NEW, FAST-TRACKED HYBRID BARLEY OFFERS HIGH VOLUME OUTPUT Winter feed barley growers looking for extra yield to make the most of buoyant grain prices will have a third, high-yielding hybrid variety to choose from this autumn, with the launch of newcomer Volume to join existing hybrids Boost and Bronx...  Image  Image  (Ref: NFC47 12/06)

OILSEED RAPE MAKES A BOLD MOVE UP THE GROSS MARGIN LEAGUE TABLE With the rising cost of farm inputs, particularly rocketing nitrogen prices, playing on the minds of arable farmers, some are wondering how they are going to safeguard their margins next year...  Image  (Ref: UO7 11/06)

TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT GRAIN -FILLING WITH HIGHER VALUE WHEAT Take appropriate steps to protect output from this year's higher value wheat crops as they enter the grain-filling phase and head towards harvest, farmers are being urged...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn138 30/05)

NEW VARIETY LAUNCHED TO HELP GROWERS RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OF PRODUCING MORE WHEAT A new winter wheat variety which could be an important option to help growers rise to the challenges of producing more grain - not only through high yields but also by standing well to minimise harvest delays - is being launched for this autumn...  Image  Image  (Ref:NFC46 27/05)

CEREALS EVENT WILL PROVIDE AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS TO SELECT NEXT YEAR'S OILSEED VARIETIES Arable farmers looking to select the best oilseed variety for the forthcoming growing season should head to the Cereals event...  Image  (Ref: UO6 14/05)

ARGUMENTS STACK UP IN FAVOUR OF HERBAGE SEED AS ALTERNATIVE BREAK CROP OPTION Herbage seed is an increasingly attractive cropping option for British farmers this autumn due to rising demand...  Image  (Ref: BSH35  12/05)

NEW HIGH-YIELDING CEREAL VARIETIES TO HELP MAKE MORE OF GRAIN PRICE BEING PROFILED AT CEREALS EVENT The launch of a new, high-yielding hybrid winter barley, plus one of the first public appearances for a new, high-yielding winter feed wheat...   Image  (Ref: NFC45  12/05)

WATCH FOR CEREAL DISEASE AS WARMER WEATHER FOLLOWS WET APRIL    Watch out for a possible leap in cereal diseases after the combination of warm conditions in early May following the high April rainfall, growers are being urged ...   Image   (Ref: Syn137 09/05)

CEREALS EVENT STAND LOOKS AHEAD TO BUOYANT ARABLE ERA AND NEW ENHANCED CROP PROTECTION PACKS 'Looking ahead to a buoyant era of arable farming.' That will be the major theme for Syngenta Crop Protection at this year's combined Cereals and Sprays and Sprayers event...  Image  (Ref: Syn136)

NOVEL SPRAY NOZZLE LAUNCHED TO HELP GROWERS PROTECT THIS YEAR'S BIGGER CEREAL AREAS ON TIME A novel spray nozzle which offers a much-needed solution to help growers get around this season's larger cereal areas faster, to protect them against diseases on time, is bieng made available from Syngenta, to help make the most of better grain prices by minimising yield losses from delayed spraying...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn135 21/04)

CAREFUL OSR SEED SELECTION CAN BOOST OIL BONUS PAYMENTS AND IMPROVE FARM MARGINS Oilseed rape growers who choose to select a seed variety with a high oil content can boost their farm's profitability by taking advantage of inflated oil bonus payment...  Image  Image  (Ref: UO4 11/04)

RUSTS AND TAKE-ALL COULD BITE INTO HIGHER WHEAT PROFITS Widespread rust reports combined with Septoria tritici and high levels of take-all could be poised to take a serious bite out of higher wheat profits growers stand to make from this year's better grain prices, experts are warning...   Image  Image  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn134  17/03)

PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR YIELD BOOST EVEN IF CROPS DON'T LODGE Research points to better drought tolerance and more efficient nutrient use as 'spin-offs' from root and shoot effects...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn133 12/03)

NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOKLET PROVIDES THE LATEST ADVICE FOR OSR GROWERS  The Spring 2008 edition of Growing Oilseeds is now available from United Oilseeds and is packed with 20 pages of useful market and technical information regarding all aspects of oilseed production ...  Image  (Ref: OSR3 26/2)

TRIAL PLOTS REVEAL FUNGICIDE'S ADDED GROWTH REGULATOR EFFECT Wheat growers looking to respond to improved grain prices by minimising yield losses from lodging could do so by augmenting their traditional growth regulator programme with the added lodging reduction of an early season fungicide, trial plots suggest ...  Image  Image  (Ref: Syn132  18/02)

ARRIVAL OF NEW 'DISTILLING POTENTIAL' BARLEY COINCIDES WITH GROWING WHISKEY DEMAND A new Scottish spring barley variety which its breeder says could offer distillers similar quality to the popular variety Optic, while also offering growers significantly more yield, is being commercially launched to farmers this season...  Image  Image  (Ref: NFC44 12/02)

NEW 'PRODUCE OF HECTARAGE' CONTRACT ERADICATES THE PAIN OF DEFAULTED PAYMENTS Oilseed rape growers will this year be able to take advantage of a new selling contract that eliminates the risk of any losses incurred through defaulted payment...  Image  Image  (Ref: UO2 11/02)

UNITED OILSEEDS ANNOUNCES HEALTHY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE  United Oilseeds, the UK's only specialised oilseed rape marketing company, has today announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2007...  Image  Image  (Ref: UO1 11/02)

BETTER WHEAT PRICES JUSTIFY MORE COMPLETE DISEASE APPROACH Much improved wheat prices make it well worth doing a complete job of disease control to maximise yields and profits this season, leading cereal disease experts are suggesting...  Image  Image (Dave Ranner)  Image (Bill Clark)

BARLEY STRAW YIELDS NOT A TALL STORY, INDICATE TRIALS An independently-managed farm trial of spring barley has once again shown that a taller variety doesn't always result in the highest yield of straw...  (Ref: NFC43 16/01)

BLACK-GRASS CONTROL - DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT IN THE COLD Winter wheat growers concerned about how to tackle dormant black-grass once is starts emerging may need to develop alternative strategies if they are to prevent it inflicting worrying yield damage, a leading expert is urging...  Image  (Ref: Syn130 16/01)

2007

NEW YEAR CHEER FOR SPRING BARLEY AND BEER Much-improved grain prices; a leaner and fitter growing and malting industry; and newer high-yielding varieties should all give added cheer to spring malting barley growers...  Image  Image  Image  (Ref: NFC42 19/12)