Arable
UK winter barley harvest update from ‘challenging season’
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK has described 2020 as a challenging season for winter barley....
Arable
Arable
UK winter barley harvest update from ‘challenging season’
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK has described 2020 as a challenging season for winter barley....
Arable
UK winter barley harvest update from ‘challenging season’
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK has described 2020 as a challenging season for winter barley....
Arable
'Uncertain future' for ornamentals sector as government rules out support
Businesses in the UK’s £24 billion ornamentals sector face an “uncertain future” after the government ruled out financial support for...
Arable
Farmers encouraged to consider grain marketing plans as harvest gets underway
With the Scottish harvest underway, the latest market update from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) suggests it is...
Agri-Business
Scottish agri-tech collaboration offers alternative to random test digs
A 12-month agri-technology collaboration in the East of Scotland to trial new precision agriculture tools could offer potato growers an effective...
Arable
Emergency approval of blight fungicide for organic potatoes
The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) in the UK has approved Funguran Progress for emergency use on organic potatoes to control...
Arable
Fast-maturing, resilient potatoes in Hutton researchers’ sights
Potato is one of the world’s most important food crops, but the vulnerability of yield levels to plant stresses limit...
Arable
Blight fungicide given emergency approval for use in England
England’s Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) has approved the use of Funguran Progress to control late blight in organic potato crops....
Agri-Business
BASIS to offer online assessments for the first time
New technology which can replicate an exam hall environment remotely will allow agronomy education provider BASIS to offer candidates the...
Arable
'Your Harvest' campaign kicks off online for 2020
Arable farmers are being asked to reach out to the public and MPs through social media to highlight the importance...
Agri-Business
EU wheat and barley production estimated down
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released on July 10, by the United States Department of...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: 73 people test positive on Herefordshire farm
Up to 200 workers have been asked to stay on-site during a two-week isolation period at a farm in Herefordshire, following...
Arable
52% increase in spring barley area in Great Britain
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) released the results of its spring planting and variety survey yesterday, July 8....
Arable
Challenging weather sees switch to spring cropping
The 2020 AHDB Planting and Variety Survey has revealed a large swing to spring cropping due to poor autumn conditions....
Arable
New world record for highest wheat yield
A farmer in Ashburton, New Zealand has achieved the highest wheat yield in the World for the second time. Eric...
Agri-Business
UK sugar beet growers to receive first ever market-linked bonus pay-outs
Sugar beet growers across the UK are set to receive a market-linked bonus later this year, after EU average sugar...
Arable
UK grower estimates show small drop in potato planted area
The UK planted area for potatoes has held up despite a turbulent season for growers. The figures suggest a minimal impact...
