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National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Sugar and British Sugar have today (Wednesday, September 22) announced a new one-year sugar beet contract for 2022, which…
Reports have emerged this afternoon (September 21), claiming the UK government has struck a deal to reinstate carbon dioxide production. It follows talks…
Assuming that weather conditions hold over the coming weeks, maize growers in Northern Ireland can look forward to both a bumper and early…
According to Life Scientific UK and Ireland country manager, Ruth Stanley, existing chemistries can still play a role in controlling herbicide-resistant weeds, provided…
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the importance of getting both soil structure and chemistry right now, when it comes to determining…
With the drive to farm sustainably, be sure to capitalise on the excellent potential in this year’s forage maize crops as a high-energy,…
The current spell of warm weather will be welcomed by almost every farmer, but if it were to continue for the next few…
Increasing numbers of dairy farmers in Northern Ireland seem committed to growing their own acreages of wheat and barley. But according to Co.…
Pete Cheek from Godminster Farm in Somerset has been awarded the inaugural Organic Grower of the Year award by White’s Oats. Cheek was…
The signs are showing that this year’s harvest has been a good one, but the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland wants a bit…
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited. The Hertfordshire-based experiments…
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has confirmed that 80 farmers successfully applied for the first year of Northern Ireland’s…
The weather this spring was not conducive to dealing with grassland weeds. Many, such as docks, thistles, and nettles, have grown on, set…
Kverneland will be showing several new machines at next month’s Tillage Live event in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire. The line-up will include a new…
Production problems this year have led to supply and availability issues of propionic acid to treat grain on farms, according to the College…
Farmers are being urged to watch out for a resurgence of slugs in farm crops over coming weeks after the recent wet weather.…
Lemken has updated its precision drill range with the latest launch of the Azurit 10. The changes are to smaller items, rather than…
The fungus responsible for light leaf spot, an important disease of oilseed rape, is showing increasing resistance to azole fungicides but not QoI…
