Co. Down agronomist, Richard Owens, has confirmed a significant increase in the cereal acreage grown in Northern Ireland this year....
11:55am
The head of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has called for greater funding for agriculture...
8:01am
Following a very dry start to 2022, baled silage can be prone to soil contamination due to dust and slurry...
May 18, 2022
It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop...
May 17, 2022
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has welcomed the announcement in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech that the UK government will...
May 11, 2022
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) tillage advisors are confirming that most cereal crops in Northern Ireland are...
May 10, 2022
The government has announced that the remaining import controls on plants and plant products will no longer be introduced in...
May 8, 2022
Rothamsted scientists have found a new way to switch on dormant plant genes, one which does not require the insertion...
May 6, 2022
Growers may be keener than ever this year to keep valuable nitrates in the soil by under-sowing maize with a...
April 30, 2022
A Co. Down cereal grower does not believe that a measure such as a Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) should be...
According to grass seed breeder Barenbrug UK, some growers may be keen to keep valuable nitrates in the soil this...
April 29, 2022
A Co. Down cereal grower has confirmed that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has caused problems within his 2021/22 winter...
The latest episode of Farmland, which shines a light on how the current inflation and input crises are affecting two key areas...
April 26, 2022
The in-field sap testing of high value crops, such as potatoes and beet, is now being recommended by agronomists as...
April 23, 2022
High prices for fertiliser and grain are putting extra pressure on farmers not to let wheat yields slip through their...
April 22, 2022
Leatherjackets are causing significant challenges for farmers in the western region of Northern Ireland as they struggle to manage the...
April 15, 2022
The upcoming World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin will be an opportunity to showcase the true nutritional value of the...
It is anticipated that up to 800 delegates from around the world will attend the 2022 World Potato Congress (WPC),...
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