N.Ireland
Importance of plant potassium measurements highlighted
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the benefits of measuring the potassium (K) concentrations of growing crops. In a...
Arable
N.Ireland
Tillage: Focus now on soils as most important resource
Soils are our most important resource, a reality that is rising in prominence as the world seeks to feed its...
Agri-Business
Report: Chinese soya bean imports to decline by 2030
A new report projects that China’s soya bean imports will slow down and eventually decline through 2030 as a result...
Agri-Business
World meat prices fell in December
A decline in demand drove international bovine meat prices down in December, according to the latest Food Price Index report...
N.Ireland
Oilseed rape research: Disease control update
A comparative study of a fungal pathogen of oilseed rape (OSR) in Europe and China using new genetic markers has...
Arable
Research: Adding manure to soil locks-in N and cuts emissions
Emissions from soil of the potent greenhouse gas (GHG) nitrous oxide (N2O) can be drastically reduced by adding carbon-rich manure,...
Arable
French organic farmers continue to ‘break new ground’
A commitment to the highest standards of precision management is a hallmark of France’s organic farmers to their production practices....
Arable
AHDB: Crop planting update for wheat, barley and oilseed rape
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has just released a crop planting update for the UK, referencing winter wheat,...
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....
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...
