Arable
Sugar beet breeders 'continue to lead the way' - BSPB
Sugar beet breeders continue to lead the way in rapidly developing new and improved varieties, according to the British Society...
Arable
Arable
Regulatory changes to use of urea fertiliser to be delayed
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustice, has announced that changes to the use of urea fertiliser...
Arable
Tomtech to help new and existing growers to get the best from their crops
Greenhouse control system experts, Tomtech are helping new and existing growers get the very best from their crops as the...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser: International prices reach highest ever levels
International prices for fertiliser have reached their highest levels ever, according to a key business and market intelligence company. CRU...
Arable
Implementing the cultural control of blackgrass
Tillage farmers in the UK have been left with cultural control as being the primary means of tackling blackgrass infestations...
Arable
LEAF urges farmers to demonstrate the importance of soil health to the public
Organisers of LEAF Open Farm Sunday (Linking Environment And Farming) are encouraging farmers to plant their cotton ‘pants’ now to...
Arable
GWCT develops new Wildlife Plot seed mix
A new wildlife plot cover crop seed mix, which promises to be one of the best yet for biodiversity, has...
N.Ireland
New sclerotinia risk alerts tool delivers over 90%
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has developed a sclerotinia risk alerts tool for oilseed rape crops, that has...
N.Ireland
Nutritional requirements of maize crops
April is fast approaching, and with it the maize-sowing season, making now onwards a good time to create a planting...
Agri-Business
Bayer suspends all ‘non-essential business’ in Russia and Belarus
Global life sciences company Bayer has suspended all "non-essential" business in Russia and Belarus as a result of the Russian...
Arable
New book provides one stop shop for Conservation Agriculture
Farmers around the world are rapidly adopting Conservation Agriculture (CA) practices, and a new book has collated extensive scientific research,...
Government
AHDB horticulture and potato levies to end in April
The UK government and the devolved government’s of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have agreed to end the statutory levy...
Agri-Business
Ukraine government bans exports of grains
Ukraine has decided to ban the export of several types of grain and other foodstuffs as the Russian invasion intensifies....
Arable
Five ideas to help boost silage quality in 2022
Gains from improved milk prices could be eroded by high costs of nitrogen (N) fertiliser unless dairy farmers focus on...
Agri-Business
UN Food Price Index: Quotations for oils, meat and dairy rise
The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food...
Arable
Report: EU policies undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe
Contradictory EU policies first encouraged and then undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe, according to a new analysis...
Arable
Rothamsted: Gene editing will speed up ability to test enhanced crops
Rothamsted Research scientists have welcomed changes that will make gene editing (GE) research much easier from now on. The new...
Arable
PDA updates fertiliser recommendations for oilseed rape
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has acted to update its fertiliser recommendations for oilseed rape crops. A new advisory leaflet,...
