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Reports over the past number of weeks on plantings and crop condition from the…
This week, many farmers were paid money on account for grain which has been delivered. The injection will provide cash-flow for farmers, but…
Brexit worries, tariff concerns, mixed weather and high drying costs are blighting what promised to be a great harvest in Scotland. NFU Scotland…
The world’s largest urban farm is set to be opened in Paris in the year 2020 – on the rooftop of a new…
The price of corn in the US has dropped as stocks and yield have both been estimated up. At close of business on…
There doesn’t look to be any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for this season, despite what the above image…
Soil compaction can cause yield losses and difficult working conditions on farms. Cover crops can help to solve and prevent soil compaction through…
The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based potato event –…
AHDB Potatoes is to host a range of events designed to help growers fine-tune their desiccation programme following the loss of diquat. The…
The pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the criteria required by legislation for the renewal of its approval in the European Union, EFSA has…
A Herefordshire based business will lead the way in demonstrating labour saving techniques to help the horticulture industry offset the shortage of seasonal…
The ruling to classify gene-edited crops as genetically modified crops – and to follow the same legislation as these crops – in July…
“I built this drill.” That was one of the first things that Mark Brock said when he greeted a group of EU journalists…
Plant disease experts and growers gathered in Yorkshire to review treatments currently being trialled on carrot and parsnip crops following the withdrawal of…
As the harvest progresses, Irish farmers are still awaiting a price for their grain and as the European harvest continues at full throttle,…
A UK research collaboration has made advances in plant science which could ultimately pave the way for more nutrient-efficient cereal crops. The project,…
In an unprecedented move, the decision by the former Secretary of State for the Environment to ban metaldehyde slug pellet products has been…
New research suggests that limited genetic differences in potato lineages has left British and American spuds vulnerable to the disease that caused the…
