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EU funds development of AI-powered platform for sustainable potato farming
Research continues apace to make greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the European potato sector. The driver here is...
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Research continues apace to make greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the European potato sector. The driver here is...
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Farmers could soon have the option to apply microbes to crops to reprogramme them to be resistant against pests, diseases...
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Estimated at 207,000ha, the UK’s oat planted area for 2025 is up 13% year-on-year and now sits at the highest...
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A global phosphorous summit is planned for Ghana next month (September 2025) as fears grow for the sustainable use of...
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Grain analysis at harvest is a very effective way of determining nutrient deficiencies within crops of all kinds. It also...
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Soil analysis is normally carried out within a three to five-year cycle on tillage farms throughout the UK and Ireland....
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The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that global wheat prices remain under pressure. Markets eased up to...
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The extremely dry conditions experienced for most of the 2024/25 growing season will impact crop nutrient offtakes – potash is...
N.Ireland
The myth that forage maize is a marginal crop in Ireland could well be exploded over the coming weeks, if...
N.Ireland
The 2025 winter barley harvest is essentially competed across the UK, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)....
Arable
An Anglo-French research study has found that dust created by crushing basalt rocks can significantly enhance soil pH values. The...
Beef
While eggs are the primary focus of Aberdeenshire’s Farmlay Eggs, the head of one the UK’s best-known names in egg...
Arable
The US soyabean crops are now entering a key growth stage, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)....
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While this year’s harvest in the UK got off to a fast start, intermittent and often heavy rainfall has slowed...
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Potato blight could be identified at an earlier stage with the use of a new ‘phone app’ that is currently...
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The latest EU harvest update for 2025 reflects a continent that has been divided in two regarding rain availability over...
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The Potash Development Association (PDA) has reviewed the role of plant nutrition in mitigating the impact of extreme weather events...
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Straw availability on the island of Ireland is very strong at the present time, Co. Derry merchant, Robert Miller has...