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The latest UK advisory update from ADAS discusses the impact of this year’s weather on combinable crop – winter wheat, winter barley, winter…
Rothamsted Research recently hosted a technical seminar on how the UK can avoid a potential Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) crisis in the…
The total potato harvest for 2018 in GB is 13% down on the five-year average of 5.6m tonnes at 4.9m tonnes, according to…
Increased difficulty controlling the UK’s number one wheat disease is prompting crop protection experts, Syngenta, to focus extra research effort in the west…
UK shoppers bought 3% more fresh potatoes this year compared to 2015, according to the latest data analysis. The figures for the last…
The banning of Metaldehyde is “hugely disappointing” and likely to put British farmers and growers at a major disadvantage internationally, according to UK…
Metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs in a range of crops and in gardens, is to be banned for outdoor use across…
British seed growers are being asked to share their feedback on potential changes to the scope of the Safe Haven Standards, the seed…
Farmers at the Sittingbourne Monitor Farm discussed how changing crop rotations and cover crop practices could benefit their bottom line. The meeting on…
To integrate applied technical research with on-farm practice, AHDB will start 2019 with a road-show of arable agronomy events taking place across England,…
Michelle Nuttall has joined AHDB as a new arable knowledge exchange manager for the North West. Covering the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater…
The total British potato harvest is down 13% on the five-year average of 5.6 million tonnes, according to the annual Agriculture and Horticulture Development…
New varieties on the AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds boast remarkable untreated yields. Several new entrants have impressive disease resistance scores,…
Wynnstay has appointed Jonathan Baxendale as its new combinable seed product manager. Baxendale joins Wynnstay from UK plant breeder, Elsoms Seeds, where he…
Yield and production estimates for the main cereal crops and potatoes in Northern Ireland show barley in the region bucked the UK trend,…
A new, flexible variety trialling system that looks beyond the headline yields of the country’s top cereal crops is required by growers and…
With hybrid barley now accounting for around 34% of the UK winter feed barley area, the addition of two new high-yielding hybrid varieties…
An AHDB-funded PhD study has revealed the value of pollination services to courgettes, finding that pollination margins can improve bee species’ work, while…
