N.Ireland
'Attention to detail is important' as potato harvest gets into full swing
As potato harvesting gets into full swing, attention to detail is important to ensure potato crops are not damaged and...
Arable
Arable
Harvest 2020 has seen 'some of the poorest crops cut in living memory'
Reports from around the country suggest Scotland’s 2020 cereal harvest is drawing to a close and many parts have been...
Agri-Business
EU summer crop yields close to 5-year average
The September MARS bulletin published by the European Commission states that overall yields of summer crops in the EU are...
Arable
Keep an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops
Farmers who planted oilseed rape should be keeping an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops, or...
Arable
Keep an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops
Farmers who planted oilseed rape should be keeping an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops, or...
Agri-Business
AFBI is investing in plant scientists
AgriLand noted with interest that the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) of Northern Ireland is advertising two positions of Science...
Arable
Hop growers left questioning their viability after drop in demand due to Covid-19
British hop growers have been left with serious questions about the viability of their businesses after the government rejected industry...
Arable
Get soil sampling this autumn
Autumn is an ideal time for soil sampling. Soils are warm and the results will come back to allow for...
Arable
Get soil sampling this autumn
Autumn is an ideal time for soil sampling. Soils are warm and the results will come back to allow for...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Green lights in the markets
Grain markets were in the green this week. Prices have been increasing over the past few weeks and on Thursday...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Green lights in the markets
Grain markets were in the green this week. Prices have been increasing over the past few weeks and on Thursday...
Arable
Harvest update: ‘It’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise’
Co. Derry farmer Robert Moore has said “it’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise” as farmers are struggling to...
Arable
Harvest update: ‘It’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise’
Co. Derry farmer Robert Moore has said “it’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise” as farmers are struggling to...
Arable
Harvest update: ‘It’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise’
Co. Derry farmer Robert Moore has said “it’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise” as farmers are struggling to...
Arable
Grain price: Increase this week
The harvest is a struggle but, on a positive note, grain prices moved in an upward direction this week. On...
Arable
Union’s annual harvest survey goes live
As Scotland’s harvest stutters forward, NFU Scotland’s annual harvest survey has been launched. The broken weather has seen harvest stopping...
Arable
Corn price hits high as condition decreases
US corn price has increased this week – moving from 324.50c/bu last Thursday (August 20) to 331.75c/bu last night (August...
Agri-Business
'Ground-breaking changes' announced in the 2021 British Sugar contract
New one-year and three-year sugar beet contracts from 2021 will include a “ground-breaking” new Virus Yellows assurance fund and an...
