Arable

Groundsel alias Cat's Tail: Superweed or Medicinal Plant?

25 May, 2025 8 mins read

Canadian horseweed is considered a superweed in glyphosate-resistant crops in the USA. How feared is it in our country?

New Zealand: How farmers harvest 100 tons of grass per hectare.

25 May, 2025 9 mins read

For many dairy farmers, New Zealand is a promised land. However, regulations and economic constraints are making it more complicated now.

Farmers in Kansas are pumping away their last groundwater.

22 May, 2025 25 mins read

In the USA, crop insurance is a fixed component of income. Corn and cotton yield secure profits thanks to irrigation. The depletion of groundwater now requires different crops to be grown.

Potatoes and sugar beets: Equipped for the future with modern technology.

22 May, 2025 11 mins read

The cultivation of potatoes and sugar beets must always face increasing challenges. That is why many agricultural machinery manufacturers have developed solutions for more precise cultivation and care.

Field foxtail grass: What else can we do now?

22 May, 2025 7 mins read

When combating blackgrass and other problematic weeds, it is always important to reduce the seed potential. Therefore, prevent the blackgrass from reaching seed maturity.

Reed glasswinged sharpshooter: What matters when using insecticides.

22 May, 2025 18 mins read

At a field day in Lower Franconia, experts discussed opportunities and challenges in sugar beet cultivation. Special attention was given to the reed leafhopper and its control.

Great Britain creates emergency plans against drought

22 May, 2025 10 mins read

Even in the United Kingdom, farmers are increasingly feeling the lack of rainfall. Animal owners are urged to assess their feed requirements and develop emergency plans.

How to keep your potatoes clean

17 May, 2025 17 mins read

Where the soil was often moist enough for early herbicide applications, the dry weather is now increasingly creating unfavorable conditions. Mechanical measures, on the other hand, benefit from this. In early herbicide applications, the soil was often moist enough, but the dry weather now leads to unfavorable conditions. Mechanical measures, on the other hand, benefit from this.

Wheat, barley, or rye? Plant cultivation expert explains how to recognize them

17 May, 2025 6 mins read

The ears are a reliable identifying feature. It is more tricky with the still small plants. A trick can help with recognition.

EU bans baking soda against powdery mildew in viticulture

16 May, 2025 9 mins read

Baking powder loses its EU classification as a plant protection base substance in favor of the industrial plant protection product Natrisan. It has almost the same content, but costs six times as much.

Poisonous plant in the pasture: This ragwort endangers cattle and horses.

16 May, 2025 9 mins read

When there is an infestation of ragwort in the pasture, you should act quickly. Not only common ragwort poses a danger to animals.

Combatting low profile oilseed rape

15 May, 2025 26 mins read

The aim of stubble cultivation after rapeseed is to bring as many weed seeds to germination as possible. This is most successful when working very shallow.