The Power of Balanced Nutrition: Why POLY4 Is Getting Harder to Ignore
Polyhalite meta-analysis shows consistent gains
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Micronutrient Boost to OSR Canopies May Unlock Spring Nitrogen Savings
Micronutrients could cut spring nitrogen
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Biologicals: “Growers Have Choices”
Biologicals must beat chemistry’s value
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You’re Collecting More Soil Data Than Ever. Can You Actually Use It?
How UK farmers are drowning in test results from different tools and labs, and what happens when you finally bring it all together. There’s a quiet irony at the heart of modern soil management. Farmers have never had access to more data about their land. Soil chemistry tests, leaf tissue analysis, plant sap readings, nitrate
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The Precision Revolution: How New Spraying Tech is Rewriting the Crop Protection Rulebook
Written by Chris Fellows The agricultural sector stands on the precipice of a fundamental shift in how crop protection products are applied, formulated and regulated. Driven by rapid advancements in precision application technology, from AI-guided optical spot sprayers to autonomous drones, the traditional model of broad-acre, high-volume spraying is being systematically dismantled. This technological evolution
Spray precision underpins efficient direct drilling systems
In direct drilling systems, every pass carries weight. With fewer opportunities to intervene through cultivation, crop protection strategies need to be both precise and adaptable. As a result, spray application is under increasing scrutiny – not just in terms of efficacy but also cost control and environmental responsibility. Maximising the performance of each litre applied
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Reducing nitrogen fertiliser use
By Rosalind Platt, managing director of BFS Fertiliser Services, UK leaders in crop nutrition since 1948. Late-season foliar nitrogen applications can significantly lower the total nitrogen required in crop production while maintaining – or even increasing – yields. Recent research has shown particularly strong results in oats. Ongoing volatility in the fertiliser market continues to
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New winter wheat variety aims to continue market resurgence in UK Soft wheat production
Written by Kurtis Scarboro from Elsom Seeds As a Crop Manager working for the UK’s largest Independent seed breeder – Elsoms Seeds, I’m delighted that, following the success of Elsoms Group 3 wheat Bamford, we are now able to announce another exciting new Soft wheat, Sparkler, to the 2026/27 Recommended List (RL). Prior to the
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Carbon, simple or complex?
Written by George Hepburn and Olivia Bye from Aiva Fertilisers A simple topic made to be complex, carbon underlies the health and value of our soil ecosystems. Building reservoirs of carbon, and the variety of options available is where things become shrouded. The sliding scale of carbon begins at its simplest form, molasses. Components of
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Finding the perfect regen wheat variety
What are the key characteristics of the perfect wheat variety for a regenerative system? For most growers, yield is often the first and most important data point to look at when judging which wheat variety to grow, along with end market suitability. In a regenerative system yield, while still important, is perhaps no longer the
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