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Crops & Grassland
28 September 2020
The SUPER-G project is a European wide project aiming to work with farmers and policy makers to develop sustainable & effective permanent grassland systems. Aims of this project include optimising productivity, supporting biodiversity and delivering a number of other ecosystems services.
28 September 2020
Join the GrassCheckGB team for a webinar on ‘Rotational grazing: principles, practices and tips’. The speakers are James Daniel, Founder and Director of Precision Grazing; John Frizzell, Business Development Manager for Datamars Livestock UK and Dane de Boorder, Youngstock and Grazing Manager for Pomeroy farm who are a part of GrassCheckGB. The conversation was chaired by Nia Davies, Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) – Meat Promotion Wales.
28 September 2020
Join GrassCheckGB and Elizabeth Stockdale, NIAB for a webinar on focusing on the importance of soil health for grassland productivity. Soil is the basis of every grassland system and aiming to constantly improve soil health will pay dividends in grassland productivity. Knowing and correcting soil pH alone can reduce the risk of yield loss, which can be up to 20%.
28 September 2020
AHDB supported a panel discussion with the British Grassland Society (https://www.britishgrassland.com/), on practical advice for establishing herbal leys in 2021 and beyond. The panel will included Kate Still, Soil Association and FAB farmers facilitator, Robert Thornhill, dairy farmer and Nuffield Scholar and Dafydd Parry Jones, organic beef and sheep farmer and Farming Connect mentor.
21 September 2020
A video explaining how the Agronomists' Induction will work in 2020
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6 June 2022
Learn about the life cycle of this important virus-spreading aphid
13 August 2020
Find out which herbicides showed good results during SPot Farm trials after linuron was banned in 2017.
7 September 2020
A summary of recent studies on the causal bacterium, symptom development and disease spread.
6 March 2023
Pepper internal fruit rot caused primarily by Fusarium lactis has been a continuing problem in UK pepper crops since around 2000. These pages describe the common pepper fruit rots. Information is provided on the biology of each disease and the measures that can be taken to reduce disease risk.
12 August 2022
In these pages find information on the symptoms, biology and the epidemiology of the fungal pathogen Mycosphaerella melonis and read guidance about its management.
12 August 2022
Find out how to manage hygiene to avoid Mycosphaerella and to control it
12 August 2022
Find out what symptoms to look for to identify Mycosphaerella in you cucumber crop