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The findings of new AHDB-funded research have shown there is significant potential to produce verticillium disease ratings as part of the Recommended List…
A five-year field trial to investigate the performance of plants making heart-healthy oils has been approved by Defra. The department has given Rothamsted…
AHDB has launched a three-year research programme to revolutionise understanding and improve the control of downy mildew and late blight in horticultural crops…
A new mushroom grower group, aiming to solve future industry challenges has been formed by delegates at the 2019 AHDB Mushroom Conference. The…
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it “continues to find that there are no risks to public health when glyphosate…
Organic certifier OF&G (Organic Farmers and Growers) has joined forces with a global accreditor in a bid to expand export markets for British…
Following the tough 2018 growing season, the latest estimates from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) show British potato stock levels were…
Research at Rothamsted has examined how fungal cell surface receptors – which work a bit like the taste receptors on tongues – help…
A local mindset is central to business for Hale Village tenant farmer Bill Webb – one of the latest recruits to AHDB’s Monitor…
A new rhizome-based Miscanthus variety which has delivered staggering results in commercial-scale trials is set to be launched to the public at Cereals…
An economic analysis of Hands Free Hectare is set to provide the first concrete evidence that crop robots will help make UK farmers…
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group has been unsuccessful in their bid to extend the withdrawal period of metaldehyde slug pellet products. In December, it…
With the ban on UK growers’ favourite slug control method – metaldehyde – coming into force next spring, Soil Association Scotland is inviting…
When it comes to breeding better wheat varieties, often, though we seek to introduce desirable genes that increase yield, these can come along…
The European Parliament’s committee on pesticides has reached the wrong conclusions and disregarded key evidence, a new report concludes. Anthea McIntyre MEP, the…
A company in Finland has developed a new type of zinc and manganese-based fertiliser – made from ordinary, everyday alkaline batteries. The multi-nutrient…
The UK’s approach to weed management investment needs to be overhauled, if the needs of industry are to be met. This was a…
A massive 18,000ha of rapeseed has been destroyed in France due to a risk of contamination with a GMO (genetically modified organism) in…
