Written By Laura Barrera First Published on AGfuse.com If someone asked you, “How do plants take up the water and nutrients they need?” you’d probably tellthem through the roots. But did you know that for many crops, those roots aren’t working alone?That’s because most plant species associate with mycorrhizal fungi. What are mycorrhizal fungi? University …
Charlotte Rowley, AHDB Crop Protection Scientist runs the rule over CSFB in 2019 If you are a regular Twitter user, you might be wondering how there is any oilseed rape left in some parts of the country following the onslaught of cabbage stem flea beetle this year. Pictures have been posted from across the country …
Part 4 of the series on grazing cereals which is something being widely practiced across Australia in areas with widelyvarying rainfall levels. The Australian Grain Research and Development Council have produced a report titled Grain andGraze which sets out to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of grazing a range of cash crops. We begin serializing …
As with most companies, there is always a bit of luck at the beginning. Naïo Technologies is the result of two roboticsengineers crossing paths, Gaëtan Séverac and Aymeric Barthes. They both believe robotics offer solutions to the problem’s agriculture is facing today. Their goal is to offer practical and durable solutions to agricultural issues while …
By Frank Lessiter of No-Till Farmer USA Because of serious weed concerns with the area’s over 10 million acres of wheat and barley grown with extremely limited rainfall, Western Australia is the herbicide-resistance capital of the world. Two of the biggest herbicide resistance concerns for Western Australian notillers are annual ryegrass and wild radish, which …
As based on information found on Agricology (www.agricology.co.uk) Richard Smith, farm manager of Daylesford Organic in Gloucestershire, is a regular contributor to a series of videoblogs produced by Agricology. One topic that he favours for the organic system is growing sainfoin as a forage crop.In this article he reveals some of his experiences of growing …
Dr Ian Shield, Rothamsted Research, explains how this venerable farming research institution is now working directlywith farmers to increase knowledge transfer Whilst you’ve probably heard of Rothamsted, the world’s oldest agricultural research centre, it’s possible you won’t have dealt with us directly, or maybe even been aware of what impact we’ve had on the way …
Many farmers have commented that the greatest benefit from grazing their winter crops has been the additional pasture grown which can then be used by livestock at a later stage. This deferment requires the additional pasture production and better livestock condition from grazing the crop to be valued. The GrassGro model was used to calculate …
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Growing different plants next to each other, in the same field or plot, is alien to many farmers but less so for ‘growers’. Farmers who talk to their neighbours with gardens may well find they have been growing combinations of crops for decades. The world of horticulture knows that marigolds create natural pesticides that keep …
AHDB’s Crop Protection Scientist, Charlotte Rowley, assesses new methods of control against slugs in the face of theindustry losing metaldehyde. Following the announcement from Defra on the withdrawal of metaldehyde in 2020, thoughts are again turning towards slug management. The good news is that there is an effective alternative: ferric phosphate has been shown to …
