Other Crops News

The first gourmet mushrooms, including Blue Grey, Golden, Pink, King Oyster and Lion’s Mane, have been harvested and sold from a mushroom farm on the Blenheim Estate.  

NPZ UK’s recent field day showcased the latest breeding progress, and opportunities for growers to move back to food production after the SFI led to a decline in pulses.

Experts gathered at Rothamsted Research in the UK to highlight the vital role of mancozeb, ahead of an EU renewal case in July.

Border checks on fruit and vegetables imported from the European Union will be removed in an early move to ease trade ahead of new SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) deal with the EU, Defra confirmed.

The sunniest March on record has contributed to a bumper early harvest of British asparagus and rhubarb. Ocado’s latest sales data is showing that consumers are taking full advantage of it.

Pea growers have a new, free resource at their fingertips, thanks to a collaboration between ADAS, BASF, and the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO). 

Robert Tucker, from Beera Farm near Tavistock, describes fodder beet as a staple in his armoury of home-grown forages. He has grown 4–6ha of the crop each year since 2019, and before that bought in supplies.

With margins under increasing pressure, direct drilling crops is rapidly becoming essential to allow farms to operate profitably, says Hobhole Farming in Lincolnshire.

Trials conducted by Richard Austin Agriculture have identified a natural alternative to fungicides to prevent cavity spot in carrots.  

Following the government’s shock closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive last week, the PGRO is reminding growers that peas and beans should be drilled as soon as possible to avoid a late harvest and crop losses.

United Oilseeds is encouraging farmers to consider sunflowers as an exciting and profitable addition to their rotations.

The crop is a valuable feed and ideal break crop for winter and spring cereals.