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These are challenging times for all and so I wanted share with you what we are doing here at Arable Farming and the CropTec Show to ensure we keep you informed and up to date in the coming weeks and months as measures to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are implemented.

It is likely the virus yellows forecast for the sugar beet crop will be ‘high risk’ for a second successive year.

Developments in plant transformation and insights gained from the pharmaceutical sector are helping to give a deeper insight into herbicide resistance in black-grass and how it might be combatted.

Crop and soil sampling results indicate sulphur deficiency is widespread and affecting a range of crops.

Spring oats have attracted interest from growers in East Anglia looking for a spring crop option but there are a number of agronomy challenges associated with producing a milling quality sample in the region.