Our seed, crop protection and fertiliser teams come together to provide you the ultimate guide to grassland, whatever your goals may be.
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Variable wheat quality puts greater emphasis on timely on-farm grain sampling - contact the Grain Dept to arrange sampling for this week on 01243 755650. Our Grain team give their outlook on the week ahead
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Spring 2020 has been a challenging season with a sustained wet winter preluding a hot, dry and sunny spring. Among many other factors, these weather events will impact how the crop performs nutritionally. This article briefly analyses this years weather data and suggests how forage nutritional values may have been affected.
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Jonny Oosthuizen gives you the latest news from the field, including OSR establishment and cover crops and cultivation.
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Take a look at the trials plots at Chalton, Hampshire. With 20 varieties on show in treated and untreated plots, there’s plenty of handy insight for the coming seasons.
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As expected markets were lower in the first part of last week, but an International Grains Council (IGC) update pushed us back up to close the week almost unchanged on LIFFE.
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US-China trade rumours, European harvests progressing, and a promising week ahead for the south of England are all covered in this week’s marketing briefing.
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With the ban on neonicotinoids fundamentally changing the way we grow OSR, Graham Phillippo has some tips for continuing to make it a profitable and viable crop for years to come.
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Combines begin work around Chichester, international barley markets find themselves in a peculiar spot, and oat markets are all covered in this edition of the market briefing.
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A change of USDA corn acreages, and with EU and UK output looking down on last year, what did the markets make of the news? Read our Monday briefing to find out.
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European maltings picking up pace, Russian yields down, and moisture meter calibrations all feature in this week’s market briefing.
Read MoreWe have a small series of events to calibrate grain moisture meters before harvest. Contact the grain team to book your place.
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Barley harvest is underway in France with hot weather forecasted for the week ahead. Our Grain Team take a look at some of the current aspects.
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Good grain storage practice minimises risk of crop quality and premium losses after the hard work has been done. Our advisers have put together some handy tips for you to get a head-start this season.
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Forage crops such as Stubble Turnips, Forage rape or Kale are ideal at plugging that forage gap. Our seed team help narrow down the best options for your specific needs.
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Rain stopped play for winter barley in France, but should have benefitted spring barley crops across Western Europe. Our Grain Team provide their outlook on the week ahead.
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No fireworks last week; Brexit negotiations bore no fruit, rain arrived but was patchy, and markets decided they were high enough for the time being. New crop wheat retreated £4/MT
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Much of the South of England received welcome rain in the past 24 hours so this is a good moment to take stock of the prospects for the coming season for barley and particularly malting barley.
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The UK market took matters into its own hands last week, gaining £4.65/MT on LIFFE against a quieter back-drop elsewhere. Dry weather has led some to talk of a sub 10 million tonne wheat crop for the UK
Read MoreWith reliable break crop options becoming had to find, some growers are looking back at a once popular spring break crop, Peas. Modern plant breeding techniques have improved the yield
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