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New farmer-led group champions insecticide-free wheat
Wheat growers who want to leave behind the use of insecticides on their crop are invited to join a n…
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Farmers prove the science of on-farm trials
First year results of ground-breaking trials undertaken to test a landrace wheat believed to be resi…
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Results revealed of farmer-led slug trial
Farmers have successfully delivered an on-farm trial to explore the properties of a wheat believed t…
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<strong>Soil Squad investigates fungal communities</strong>
A new exciting, farmer-led project aims to measure the level of mycorrhizal fungi in UK arable soils…
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Results revealed on weed seed destruction
Three UK farmers have been taking part in Britain’s first on-farm trials of a combine-mounted seed m…
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Find out about the quest for slug-resistant wheat
Farmers looking for a better way to deal with the annual scourge of slugs are invited to join a webi…
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‘Slug-resistant’ wheat -Year 1
Project Overview Over the last 2 years, we have been putting the Watkins 788 landrace variety to tes…
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See the ‘slug-resistant’ wheat
Wheat believed to be resistant to slugs will be one of the star attractions at the Breeders’ Day at …
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Come to a webinar on weed seed destruction
Farmers looking for an alternative way to control key grassweeds are invited to join a webinar that …
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