N.Ireland
How good are cover crops at recycling soil nutrients?
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the role played by cover crops in recycling soil nutrients. But, as it...
Arable
Arable
Growing potential for use of AI in fight against blackgrass weed infections
There is a growing expectation that artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to help deal with the threat of blackgrass...
Agri-Business
Syngenta sales down by 2% in first 9 months of 2025
Syngenta Group has announced financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2025. Sales for the...
N.Ireland
Rye can be used as an alternative to wheat in poultry rations
Ongoing research at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK, is confirming that hybrid rye can be used as an alternative...
Arable
Maincrop potato harvest in Northern Ireland now 80% completed
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest is now 80% complete, though the recent heavy rainfall has slowed up progress. Wilson’s Country...
Arable
Tillage: Straw strength a key contributor to final crop yields
Straw strength is a critically important determinant of final yield within all cereal crops: wheat, barley, oats, rye, and oilseed...
Arable
Long-term N and P applications can build soil carbon stocks – study
Results emanating from the world’s longest cereal production trial has shown that long-term application of fertilisers can help boost soil...
Arable
Scottish govt publishes first cereal production estimates for harvest 2025
The Scottish government has published its first production estimates for Harvest 2025, covering barley, wheat, oats, and oilseed rape. As...
Agri-Business
Seasonal Worker Scheme updated to support horticulture workforce
The Seasonal Worker scheme is set to be changed to allow horticulture workers from overseas re-enter the UK sooner than...
Arable
Scotland reportedly awash with feed barley, with Ireland a key destination
Very large quantities of feed barley will be available in Scotland over the coming months, with much of it heading...
Arable
How to improve phosphorous uptakes by crops
The challenge of increasing phosphorous (P) uptake by crops on a consistent basis has recently been reviewed by UK-based consultancy ADAS....
Rural Life
Watch: Generational renewal on an arable farm in Denmark
Generational renewal in farming is a key challenge across the EU, including Denmark. Recently, an informal meeting of agriculture ministers...
Arable
Family of genes that rule growth, grain development in wheat identified
Rothamsted scientists have uncovered how a family of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain development. This is...
Arable
Defra publishes first 2025 grain and oilseed harvest estimates for England
The Department of Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the initial grain and oilseed harvest estimates for...
Arable
New project to take cabbage stem flea beetle control to next level
The Agriculture and Horticulture Board (AHDB) has announced a new collaboration between some of the top applied research organisations in...
Agri-Business
FAO Meat Price Index reaches new record high
The benchmark of world food commodity prices declined slightly in September, led by drops in the sugar and dairy price...
Arable
Is this a ‘penicillin moment’ for crop production systems?
Disease control within crop production systems has been very much centred on the development of complex organic chemicals such as...
N.Ireland
Cross-border project pilots digital ‘farm to fork’ solution at Tipperary brewery
A €3.1 million cross-border research and innovation project is aiming to build a “more sustainable and resilient agri-food system”. The...
