Agri-Business
Highlights from the 2023 National Farmers' Union conference
The 2023 National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference saw discussions surrounding food security, headed by the union’s president Minette Batters, insights...
Arable
Agri-Business
Interview: Horticulture sector facing 'Brexit bonuses' of hardship
Associate professor of horticulture at University College Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, Owen Doyle, has said that the UK...
N.Ireland
The value of spring potash applications
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is confirming that many farmers did not get fertiliser spread last autumn, due to the...
N.Ireland
Tillage: One cereal grower opts for P and K holiday in 2023
Co. Down cereal grower Allan Chambers will not be applying bagged phosphate (P) and potash (K) to his winter cereal...
Arable
Promising first field results from gene-edited wheat variety
The results of Europe’s first ever field trial of a gene-edited (GE) wheat variety are now available and show signs...
Arable
ProCam appoints three new agronomy and research team members
Agronomy and crop production firm ProCam has announced the appointment of three new members of staff to its agronomy and...
Agri-Business
Using YouTube to supplement a tillage operation
A Lancashire tillage farmer is currently using YouTube as a means of bolstering the income generated from his tillage operation....
N.Ireland
Tillage: New norm for wheat prices could be around €300/t
Wheat prices at around €300/t could be the new norm for the market, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Arable
CropTec to go ahead despite loss of venue
Agriconnect, the organisers of the CropTec show, has said that the 2023 event will go ahead despite the closure of...
Agri-Business
Bayer links up with Kimitec for biological crop protection
Bayer and Kimitec have announced a new strategic partnership to accelerate the development and commercialisation of biological crop protection solutions...
N.Ireland
NI cereal growers concerned about slippage in grain prices
Cereal growers and arable farmers in Northern Ireland are deeply concerned about the recent slippage in grain prices and the...
Arable
SAC Consulting's mixed-farming approach may provide benefits
SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has said that a farmer maintained profitability and improved soil health through...
N.Ireland
Research: Potatoes receive a key boost in terms of health
Potatoes have received a key boost in a health context on the back of a major research project recently completed...
Arable
Defra approves emergency pesticide use to protect sugar beet crop
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has approved emergency temporary authorisation for the use of a neonicotinoid...
N.Ireland
Clubroot threat to expansion of oilseed rape acreage
Teagasc has confirmed that the growing threat of clubroot could hamper the further expansion of Ireland’s oilseed rape (OSR) acreage....
Agri-Business
Alltech: Global feed production steady in 2022
Global feed production remained steady in 2022 despite significant macroeconomic challenges that affected the entire supply chain, according to the...
Agri-Business
Lemken takes on Equalizer to expand into the south
South African seeding technology is to be brought into the northern hemisphere as a leading seed drill company, Equalizer, based...
N.Ireland
GB animal feed production hits 6-year low
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that animal feed production levels in Great Britain have hit a...
