Environment
Climate action must be backed up with the correct policies - NFU
The British arable sector offers many solutions to the climate challenge, but it needs the right policy environment if it...
Arable
Agri-Business
Claas to expand eastwards along the Silk Road
Kazakhstan would not seem the obvious place for Claas to establish a factory, but in an agreement with the government...
Arable
Cover crops in the rotation will yield hidden benefits
Experts are urging growers not to overlook the value of cover crops as they plan their crop rotations for the...
Agri-Business
Pottinger launches 3 new additions to its forage wagon range
Pottinger has not been standing still over the last 18 months and has just launched a new range of Jumbo...
Agri-Business
Growers urged to consider alternatives amid claims of propionic acid shortage
The Ulster Farmers Union has called on the Department of Agriculture to offer workshops advising on alternatives, amid claims of...
Machinery
Latest drill from LEMKEN offers mixed drilling depths
Last year LEMKEN launched its Solitair 9+ pneumatic seed drill. This year, the company has launched a development of the...
Arable
Rat’s-tail fescue – another grass weed we don’t need
Farmers in the UK are being asked to assist in a new study looking at the spread of rat’s-tail fescue,...
Arable
Sugar beet set to make a comeback in Scotland
The reintroduction of sugar beet production to Scotland has taken a significant step forward after the pilot project laying its...
Arable
NFU Scotland surveys potato growers ahead of levy board changes
NFU Scotland is urging potato growers to complete its survey to identify what functions carried out by the industry’s statutory...
Arable
The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems
The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems has been likened to creating a ‘gangsters’ paradise’ by one of the...
Arable
White’s announce Barclay Bell as grower of the year
Barclay Bell from Rathfriland, Co. Down, has been awarded the John Finnan Oat Quality Award by White’s Oats, for his...
Arable
Hit milling wheat bonuses by focusing on nutrition
Growers of high quality wheat are being urged to consider applying a range of crop nutrients at the critical flag...
Arable
NIAB Soil Hole to be demonstrated at Cereals
Most farmers will dig a hole to assess their soil health, but it’s not often they get the chance to...
Agri-Business
Vaderstad buys into North American market
Farm machinery company Vaderstad is realising its ambitions of entering the North American market with the purchase of AGCO-AMITY JV...
Arable
9 new varieties added to the Recommended Grass and Clover Lists
One white clover and intermediate Festulolium (Hybrid) and seven new varieties of ryegrass have been added to the 2021/2022 Recommended...
Arable
Reduce P and K application rates at your peril – PDA
A recent survey carried out by the Potash Development Association (PDA) confirms that a significant number of tillage farmers in...
Agri-Business
‘Per plant farming’ with Tom, Dick and Harry
'Per plant farming' is the rationale that underlines the creation and ongoing development of the Small Robot Company based near...
Arable
Fertiliser spreader checks should be prioritised to reap financial rewards
Farmers not checking fertiliser spreaders pre-application could be losing up to £100/ha. This is the warning from Dale Shaw, machinery...
