Arable
NI agri-food industry working to ‘mitigate a new set of uncertainties’
Agriculture in Northern Ireland is confronting a set of new challenges, which continue to evolve at an ever quickening pace....
Arable
Arable
Research: Could gene-edited wheat lead to safer food?
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have successfully developed wheat with dramatically reduced levels of asparagine, without affecting yield, using gene editing...
Arable
How to include potatoes in a diabetes-friendly diet
Potatoes can be included in the diet of people with diabetes once key nutritional criteria are met. This is according...
Arable
Importance of sulphur for crop and grassland fertiliser programmes
There is strong evidence that plant active sulphur should be included in all crop and grassland fertiliser programmes. This is...
Agri-Business
Australian fertiliser efficiency use in the spotlight as supplies collapse
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has revealed a critical weakness in Australia’s agricultural supply chain, with urea fertiliser...
Arable
Winter barley crops reportedly in strong condition across most parts of UK
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that the majority of winter barley crops are looking well across...
Arable
AHDB: UK winter crop prospects remain strong
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that, for the most part, UK winter crop prospects remain strong...
Arable
Key breakthrough in developing ‘gene edited’ barley
Rothamsted Research is confirming a key breakthrough in developing a ‘gene edited’ barley, which can be specifically used for whole...
Arable
EU farmers giving potatoes away as ‘significant surplus’ hits markets
The European potato market is under pressure due to a “significant surplus”, according to a new report. DCA Market Intelligence...
Arable
AHDB to launch new web-based BYDV management tool
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board is to launch a new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) management tool. The web-based...
Arable
PDA publishes new potato crop nutrition advisory leaflet
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a new potato crop nutrition guidance leaflet to facilitate UK and Irish growers....
Arable
Why is the international wheat market on the rise?
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that May-26 UK feed wheat market futures are on the rise....
N.Ireland
Why do winter barley crops continue to disappoint?
The final yields achieved by winter barley crops was discussed at a recent crop walk on the south Co. Down...
N.Ireland
Winter wheat crops well advanced in Co. Down
Members of a CAFRE Business Sustainability Group (BSG) had the recent opportunity of walking winter wheat and barley crops in...
Arable
‘Highly sustainable’ spuds on sale in UK supermarkets
Shoppers in the UK will be able to add “highly sustainable” spuds for the first time to their weekly shopping...
N.Ireland
What is driving glyphosate resistance?
Thirty-five different weed species are now resistant to glyphosate-based herbicides in countries around the world – and the list continues...
Arable
High-tech imaging aims to provide 'precision slug-control strategies'
Researchers from the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Rothamsted Research have identified a high-tech method to detect the grey field slug...
N.Ireland
UK feed wheat futures up slightly – AHDB
May-26 UK feed wheat futures have increased slightly over recent days, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)....