Arable
3 weeks left of Combinable Crops Digital Passport Consultation
There are just under three weeks left for cereals and oilseeds producers to respond to the Combinable Crops Digital Passport...
Arable
N.Ireland
Potassium affects both yield and quality of grain – PDA
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), potassium affects both the yield and quality of grain, as well as the...
N.Ireland
Tillage: What’s new on the AHDB recommended lists?
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is currently listing six new malting barley varieties. All are under evaluation...
Arable
Research suggests link between fertiliser and microplastics in soils
New research carried out in the UK suggests that both organic and inorganic fertiliser may contribute to concentrations of microplastics...
Arable
Tillage: The biology of blackgrass and ways to prevent it
A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of...
Arable
Tillage: The challenge of grass weeds in 2024
Grass weeds are a problem on almost all tillage farms in Ireland. Wild oats, bromes and annual meadow grass are...
Arable
AHDB adds 2 new winter barley varieties to recommended lists
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has added two new winter barley varieties to its recommended lists (RL) for...
Government
Latest Croft House Grant round provides £229k to 8 crofters
The latest round of the Scottish government’s Croft House Grant scheme has provided a total of £229,120 in funding between...
Arable
Growers urged to readjust management for backward wheat crops in 2024
Growers are being urged by Syngenta to readjust certain aspects of how winter wheat crops are managed. The agricultural technology...
Arable
Orion FT welcomes £45/ha for farmers undertaking pest management
Orion FT has said it welcomes the government’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) providing an income of £45/ha to farmers taking...
Agri-Business
2023 maize silage performance is 'disappointing' - ForFarmers
ForFarmers has said that the 2023 maize silage season has yielded good volume, but the performance of that silage is...
Agri Politics
AHDB secures industry support to increase levy of all 4 sectors
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has secured the support of its industry stakeholders to increase the levy in...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher...
Arable
Nottinghamshire farm suffers 'thousands of pounds of damage' to crops from quads
Nottinghamshire Police has appealed for information regarding the damaging of crops from quad bikes on a farm in North Nottinghamshire....
Environment
Partnership aimed at carbon neutral malting barley
A partnership between Simpsons Malt Ltd. and BASF Agricultural Solutions which is aimed towards carbon neutral malting barley has been...
Arable
New Syngenta winter cereal varieties added to AHDB Recommended Lists
Two new winter cereal varieties from breeder Syngenta have been added to the latest Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)...
Arable
How weeds adapt within a tillage system
It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels, and in various ways. This...
Agri-Business
Swapping DJ desk for tillage to start ‘farming revolution’
What started with a field of 80 years of conventional maize in France has turned into a support network for...
