Arable
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...
Arable
Arable
Using microbes to boost disease and pest resistance within crops
Farmers could soon have the option to apply microbes to crops to reprogramme them to be resistant against pests, diseases...
Arable
AHDB: Rise in UK’s oat planted area as animal feed demand grows
Estimated at 207,000ha, the UK’s oat planted area for 2025 is up 13% year-on-year and now sits at the highest...
Arable
Global phosphorous summit planned for Ghana
A global phosphorous summit is planned for Ghana next month (September 2025) as fears grow for the sustainable use of...
Arable
Tillage: The benefits of grain analysis at harvest
Grain analysis at harvest is a very effective way of determining nutrient deficiencies within crops of all kinds. It also...
Arable
Tillage: Combining soil analysis with grain assessments
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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AHDB: Global wheat prices remain under pressure
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that global wheat prices remain under pressure. Markets eased up to...
Arable
PDA: Dry season will impact on potash offtakes
The extremely dry conditions experienced for most of the 2024/25 growing season will impact crop nutrient offtakes – potash is...
N.Ireland
Could record forage maize yields be achieved across Ireland this year?
The myth that forage maize is a marginal crop in Ireland could well be exploded over the coming weeks, if...
N.Ireland
Winter barley harvest in closing stages across UK
The 2025 winter barley harvest is essentially competed across the UK, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)....
Arable
Basalt dust can act to increase soil pH values – study
An Anglo-French research study has found that dust created by crushing basalt rocks can significantly enhance soil pH values. The...
Beef
Focus: Harvesting crops and producing eggs on Scottish farm
While eggs are the primary focus of Aberdeenshire’s Farmlay Eggs, the head of one the UK’s best-known names in egg...
Arable
US soyabean crop enters key growth stage
The US soyabean crops are now entering a key growth stage, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)....
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Rainfall stalls progress of UK Harvest 2025 – AHDB
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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Mobile app for early detection of potato blight in development
Potato blight could be identified at an earlier stage with the use of a new ‘phone app’ that is currently...
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Extreme heat and rainfall impacting EU harvest yields
The latest EU harvest update for 2025 reflects a continent that has been divided in two regarding rain availability over...
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Role of crop nutrition in mitigating impact of extreme weather events
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 in 2025: A tale of two islands
Straw availability on the island of Ireland is very strong at the present time, Co. Derry merchant, Robert Miller has...
