Drying grain precisely is complex – but doing it correctly achieves the best grain quality for the best price.

Taking on extra land can mean expensive outlays on bigger equipment. But increasing the power of existing machines can be a cost-effective alternative.

A professional-use cholecalciferol rodenticide is now available for use in open areas and burrows.

Most farmers don’t know if their farm is in an area of known rodenticide resistance, reveals a survey by pest control solutions company BASF.

Boo Parkes of Weelsby Estates, near Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, took the decision to invest in two 3607 Sukup drying silos, providing approximately 1,000 tonnes of storage. 

Like many UK businesses, farming is having a bumpy ride. Rising inflation saw input prices increase by 33.1% in the year to June – largely driven by the spiralling cost of feed, fertiliser and fuel, according to the latest Defra figures.

High disease risk and astronomical energy prices mean seed potato growers should apply a fungicide to tubers to avoid storing waste that will be thrown away next spring.

Managing risk during a challenging economic climate will be the theme of the AHDB’s annual grain marketing conference next month.

Cereal growers are being given the chance to decide whether to do away with paper grain passports and move to a digital system.