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The UK is self-sufficient in flour, producing about 90,000t every week. Yet many people…
The UK’s £1.4 billion horticultural sector could face being “wiped out” in just weeks by the coronavirus lockdown, an industry body has warned.…
With much of the country working from home and most industry events cancelled, BASIS has taken the decision to relax its CPD requirements…
Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from €191.25/t on Friday,…
Spring sowing is underway in many parts of the country. Seed rate should take in a number of factors including the thousand grain…
Growers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation to the crop diversification requirement of the Basic Payment Scheme for 2020. DAERA Minister,…
Tillage farmers are out in force across the country. The past few days have provided great opportunities for all jobs to be carried…
Cereals – The Arable Event – in the UK is set to go online. A statement from the organisers read: “We understand these…
Scottish Arable Farm of the Year finalist, Balbirnie Home Farms at Freuchie in Fife, has been selected to be the first AHDB Strategic…
Information on oilseed rape growth stage, sclerotinia pressure and weather-based infection risk, can help reduce sprays and improve spray timing, according to Agriculture…
Grain markets were, for the most part, in the green this week. LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat all finished…
Research carried out at the UK’s John Innes Centre has confirmed that plants have a circadian clock, similar to that found in humans…
Research by Rothamsted has helped put an economic figure on herbicide resistance in black-grass, the farmland weed that is decimating winter-wheat yields across…
Plant counts are a very useful task to carry out. At this time of the year – and in a season like this…
Grain prices fell this week across global grain markets, but showed positive signs on Friday afternoon, March 13. While wheat price was affected,…
A new autonomous guided vehicle is being developed that could help transform the horticultural sector and help tackle the labour shortage. A prototype…
Growers in Scotland have been granted a derogation to the crop diversification requirement of the Basic Payment Scheme for 2020. Commenting on his…
Cover crops play an important role in protecting our soils. On a cold and wet day in February agronomist, Robbie Byrne, joined AgriLand…
