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The article focuses on farm management in Great Britain, highlighting the move of farmers and researchers to test new ways to tackle cabbage stem flea beetle larvae in rapeseed this winter, as the pest threatens the crop's viability on farms. Other information about the growing flea beetle numbers over the years since the European Union banned neonicotinoid seed treatments in oilseed rape is presented.

The article reports on better-than-expected yields posted by the 2018 sugar beet harvest in Great Britain despite the shorter growing season and summer drought. Topics covered include the amount harvested by contractor Richard Ivatt around the Spalding area on medium soils, the impact of dry conditions and variability in the size of beets on beet harvesting and the decision of British Sugar to delay the opening of its four sugar beet processing plants.

The article offers information on the rapeseed yield competition launched by crop consultants Adas wherein it aims to close the gap between current on-farm performance and potential yields.

The article informs that potato prices rebounded slightly in the week to September 16, 2016 after losing more than 12 pound per ton the previous week. It is noted that the free-buy average also improved by gaining nearly 5 pound per ton, although contract trade continued to make up most of the sample. It is noted that the recent uplift in prices could be reflecting the uncertainty over harvest in 2016 after reports of disappointing yields.

The article reports that wheat and spring barley crops are looking good despite rain showers in Great Britain. Wheat yields and quality are good despite recent rains while malting spring barley is seen by some as the year's best crop as views on the harvest become more optimistic. The majority of milling wheats across southern England are in the barn, while growers further north are catching wheat crops when dry or waiting for them to ripen.

The article reports that low grain quality is causing concerns as winter barley crops are harvested across southern England and Ireland. Two large light land Suffolk estates have reasonable yields, but in Dorset and Kent, crops suffered from the dull weather in June. James Byrne, business manager at Bayer for north-east Ireland says that winter barley crops look variable and yields will be below last season's.

The article discusses the study conducted by the Irrigation Research Foundation which found a measurable yield increase by adding the Nutrisphere-N Nitrogen fertilizer manager through a center pivot irrigation technology.

The article reports on the baseline atlas of current soil fertility practices prepared by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), disaggregated by farm size and cropping systems in Pakistan, which also suggests that misuse of fertilizers reduces yield.