Arable
Record year for Scottish cereal yield
2022 was a record year for cereal yields in Scotland, according to recently released figures on the 2022 Scottish harvest....
Arable
Agri-Business
RCSI teams up with Syngenta on project to protect crops
Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have teamed up...
N.Ireland
Nitrogen Use Efficiency – optimising uptake in crops
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), the optimal rate of nitrogen (N) for a crop will depend on many...
Agri-Business
Australia on course for bumper grain harvest
According to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Australia can look forward to a bumper grain harvest. Winter crop...
Arable
'Numerous opportunities' for arable farmers in the future - CropTec
The arable sector has challenging times ahead, but the resounding message from CropTec’s 10th anniversary show last week was that...
N.Ireland
FAO to lead programme to transform agri-food systems
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a programme to transform global agri-food systems. Along...
Arable
AHDB's recommended list for cereals and oilseeds 2023/24 now online
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published the online edition of the recommended lists for cereals and oilseeds...
Arable
Review of AHDB recommended lists underway
The first phase of a major review of the recommended lists (RL) for cereals and oilseeds in the UK is...
Arable
New gene discovery ‘sows hope’ of drought resilience in wheat
Reduced height, or semi-dwarf wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe, following...
Agri-Business
Sky brings a gentle touch to minimal cultivation
Ultra shallow cultivation is presently gaining plenty of attention from both farmers and machinery manufacturers in the tillage world. The...
Arable
£1.5m crop research centre opens at University of Warwick
A new research centre, using gene-editing technology to improve vegetable crops, has opened at the University of Warwick. The Elizabeth...
Agri-Business
Kuhn updates lightweight drill with improved hopper design
At the budget end of its range, Kuhn has unveiled an updated, lightweight Megant drill featuring new tine coulters, an...
Agri-Business
Cautious welcome for extension of Black Sea Grain Initiative
There has been a cautious welcome to the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, first agreed by Russia and...
Arable
Welsh university develops drought-resistant crop
Aberystwyth University in Wales has created a new strain of a naturally drought-resistant crop to increase its adaptability to climate...
Arable
CropTec show to celebrate 10 year anniversary
The CropTec show, a technical arable farming event, will celebrate its 10 year anniversary this year. This anniversary show will...
Agri-Business
FAO: Rising cereal prices offset declines in other commodities
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in October, with rising cereal prices more than offset by...
Agri-Business
Pottinger invests €4.5m in mechanical crop care facility
Pottinger has long been determined to cover all the bases when it comes to both tillage and grassland implements, and...
Agri-Business
ProCam appoints new agronomist
Agronomy firm ProCam has extended its team in the South West with the appointment of Kevin Knight to its Cullompton-based...
