Arable
AHDB to launch new web-based BYDV management tool
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board is to launch a new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) management tool. The web-based...
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PDA publishes new potato crop nutrition advisory leaflet
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published a new potato crop nutrition guidance leaflet to facilitate UK and Irish growers....
Arable
Why is the international wheat market on the rise?
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that May-26 UK feed wheat market futures are on the rise....
N.Ireland
Why do winter barley crops continue to disappoint?
The final yields achieved by winter barley crops was discussed at a recent crop walk on the south Co. Down...
N.Ireland
Winter wheat crops well advanced in Co. Down
Members of a CAFRE Business Sustainability Group (BSG) had the recent opportunity of walking winter wheat and barley crops in...
Arable
‘Highly sustainable’ spuds on sale in UK supermarkets
Shoppers in the UK will be able to add “highly sustainable” spuds for the first time to their weekly shopping...
N.Ireland
What is driving glyphosate resistance?
Thirty-five different weed species are now resistant to glyphosate-based herbicides in countries around the world – and the list continues...
Arable
High-tech imaging aims to provide 'precision slug-control strategies'
Researchers from the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Rothamsted Research have identified a high-tech method to detect the grey field slug...
N.Ireland
UK feed wheat futures up slightly – AHDB
May-26 UK feed wheat futures have increased slightly over recent days, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)....
Arable
Research underway to tackle threat posed by new strains of yellow rust
A newly identified strain of yellow rust is threatening winter wheat crops, prompting a rapid and coordinated research response in...
N.Ireland
AHDB projects significant drop in UK maize imports
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is projecting a significant fall-off in the level of maize imported into the...
Arable
Beet growers to receive fairer prices under new pilot contract - NFU
Sugar beet growers across the UK will have the chance to trial a new forward index-linked contract option which will...
N.Ireland
Availability of wheat in UK down year-on-year – AHDB
The total availability of wheat in the UK for the 2025/2026 grain trading year has been estimated at 16.138Mt by...
Arable
Global wheat markets start to strengthen slightly – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a slight strengthening in global wheat markets over recent days. Markets...
Arable
No return in sight for fungicide used to treat potato blight - GB Potatoes
The industry body, GB Potatoes has confirmed that attempts to obtain an emergency approval for the continued use of mancozeb...
Arable
Scottish Quality Crops launches new website
The quality assurance body for grain grown in Scotland, Scottish Quality Crops (SQC), has launched a new website as part of efforts to...
Arable
SPS transitional period needed to avoid 'cliff edge' for GB farmers - NFU
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has said again how critical it is to avoid a “cliff edge” and ensure there...
Arable
Tillage: Olive oil extract mitigates insecticide resistance pressures
Crop scientists at Rothamsted Research have found that an olive oil extract slows down the processes by which insecticide resistance...