Rachel Hicks

Ipswich

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BeetTech25: Details make all the difference in sugar beet

1 month ago | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

The BBRO’s conference in early February discussed a ‘to do’ list for the 2025 crop, and offered insights into the challenges ahead. Rachel Hicks reports. At this year’s BeetTech25 conference, the BBRO covered four key areas which interim head Professor Mark Stevens said are the details growers need to take heed of in order to grow a successful sugar beet crop.
Clarification

2 months ago | americamagazine.org | Rachel Hicks

Loading... Click here if you don’t see subscription optionsI. The wind today stole all the joy of life—set marrow trembling in these aging bones,found all she sought with her hungry knife,filled every hidden hollow with her moans. There was no escaping from her grip—she cut and cut till I emerged from stone. I arrived at journey’s end strafed and stripped,riddled through with air and light, undone. II.
WRAG announces first case of glyphosate resistance in the UK

Jan 10, 2025 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

Weed & Pest Management At a press briefing today (10th January 2025) the Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) announced that a glyphosate-resistant population of Italian ryegrass has been confirmed on a farm in Kent. This is the first field population of any weed to have glyphosate resistance in the UK.
Carr’s Billington to join Merlo agricultural dealer network

Dec 9, 2024 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

Tractors Merlo UK is proud to announce that, effective 9th December, Carr’s Billington, headquartered in Carlisle, will represent the Merlo brand in Cumbria and the North East, covering depots in Carlisle, Hexham, and Morpeth. This marks the beginning of an exciting and strategic partnership between two trusted names in the agricultural industry. Carr’s Billington supplies an extensive range of farming and agricultural solutions, serving customers with dedication and expertise.
Maize: A break crop with a complexity of choice

Nov 12, 2024 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

Cereals With almost 70 varieties on the NIAB UK Descriptive list (DL) for forage maize and many new varieties in trials, selecting the right maize variety can be a potential minefield according to Hutchinsons agronomist Jim Clark. Jim, who has been working successfully with maize growers in Cumbria and South-West Scotland for 15 years, still sees maize as the top performing forage crop with significant potential for market growth under the Sustainable “Farming Incentive.
Make SFI work for you

Oct 24, 2024 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

In September, Hutchinsons invited growers to its annual Environmental Demonstration Day, entitled SFI: Right action, right place. Rachel Hicks was there. Hosted by the England family in Warboys, Suffolk, the trials site is part of the Hutchinsons Helix initiative, and is dedicated to testing out environmental stewardship options which fall under the Sustainable Farming Incentive part of ELMS.
2024 harvest underway for SESVanderHave’s trial teams

Sep 26, 2024 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

Sugar Beet Early signs from both trials and commercial crops are that sugar beet is performing well despite late drilling and above average rainfall, according to breeder SESVanderHave. “The rains washed away the threat of virus yellows, whilst good summer temperatures have helped the crop to pile on yield in recent weeks, while the incidence of foliar disease is mercifully low so far, says SESVanderHave trials manager, Wayne Tonge.
In 45 years of farming: How much has it really changed?

Aug 30, 2024 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

This month, Farmers Guide celebrates 45 years of supporting British farmers, with the first ever issue of the magazine published being September 1979. Rachel Hicks looks back at arable cropping across the UK then, versus now. According to the government’s Annual Review of Agriculture 1980, which analysed the 1979 farming situation, the weather in the early part of 1979 was “particularly severe” and there was a cold, wet spring.
Complementing traditional farming methods with drones

Aug 21, 2024 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

While drones have been used for crop monitoring for quite a while, there’s some new and exciting potential for other uses. Rachel Hicks reports. A recent episode of Countryfile which first aired on 7th July 2024 saw Adam Henson travelling to a farm in the Cotswolds to see how an experimental technology could potentially change how he farms his own land.
New woodland boosts biodiversity and community spirit

Jul 3, 2024 | farmersguide.co.uk | Rachel Hicks

Landowners Phil and Chelsea had been looking for the perfect woodland to buy – but the MOREwoods scheme by the Woodland Trust enabled them to plant their own instead. Set in a stunning coastal area just back from the cove at Lee Bay, North Devon, Phil Johncock and Chelsea Wills purchased the 4.3 acre area of predominantly permanent pasture in early 2021.