Crops & Grassland

7 October 2021

John Forbes, Herd Manager at Wolfhall Farm, shares how managing grass has taught him about the importance of growing and utilising grass, and targeting the shoulders of the season.

5 October 2021

Sue Cowgill explores the latest results and how a lower-risk year can mask higher-risk pest pockets.

12 February 2024

These static light leaf spot forecast maps provide an indication of historic disease risk in Great Britain.

29 September 2021

The 2021 forecast has been refined, partly in response to industry concerns that the service had become disconnected from field realities.

24 September 2021

Liming in September is standard practice to ensure good germination of an autumn reseed. But grazing managers need to remember that calcium* is needed on the platform throughout the growing season.

4 January 2022

Disease ratings have declined for many winter wheat varieties, with the largest declines in varieties with Cougar in their parentages.

30 November 2021

Guy Prudom hosts his last Strategic Farm event

11 November 2021

Joe Howard hosts his last Strategic Farm event

18 October 2021

Integrating beef cattle into arable rotations provides new opportunities for both beef producers and arable farmers.

17 September 2021

Charlie Russell is Estate Factor and Farms Manager for Glenapp – a rural business near Stranraer where one of the challenges is usually to cope with over 1,500 mm annual rainfall, and this year turned into coping with a six-week drought.

9 December 2025

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