Crop News
Sharing some of insights into some of the latest crop news from around the UK and abroad.
Focusing more intently on arable oats, wheat and barley.
Spring crops market possibilities
A thought provoking article from Farmers Guardian on looking at spring crops potential focusing on barley, beans, oats and wheat. 2017 saw a jump of 9% in [...]
Spring Crops – an option to consider
Good article released in Farmers Weekly looking at spring cropping with specific mention on oats and naked oats. Growers should be looking to this option particularly as [...]
Weed Suppression and Tolerance in Winter Oats
Nick Fradgley and co-authors look into the winter oat crops ability to tolerate weeds and suppress them. Looking to give insights and advice on weed management. In [...]
Filling more kernels to increase oat yields!
Art McElroy, research co-ordinator at PhytoGene Resources, delves into how growers can boost oat yields by filling more kernels. Although this research is based in Canada, there may [...]
Conventional and Naked Oats Story so far…
A snapshot on Oats in a trying season Yields look decent Variable lodging and brackling reported Fusion, semi-dwarf naked oat, shines through as stiffest variety with decent [...]