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Winter wheat yields forecast to be down 12% in 2020
An artificial intelligence system has used satellite data to forecast a reduction in UK winter-sown crops. As a result, it’s...
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Agri-Business
Sunniest spring on record leads to bumper crop of British strawberries
The sunniest UK spring on record has led to a bumper crop of extra sweet British strawberries with many growers...
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UK potato industry launches £100,000 campaign to increase comsumption
Hot potato ‘Bud the Spud’ will make his television debut this summer as part of a £100,000 marketing push. AHDB...
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‘Open letter on the value of animal agriculture’ – penned by a global farming community
Almost 70 groups and individuals representing farmers, producers, vets and researchers from across the world have written an “open letter”...
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‘Open letter on the value of animal agriculture’ – penned by a global farming community
Almost 70 groups and individuals representing farmers, producers, vets and researchers from across the world have written an “open letter”...
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Largest UK organic on-farm event goes digital
The UK’s biggest organic on-farm conference, OF&G National Organic Combinable Crops (NOCC), is taking place virtually this year. The virtual...
Agri-Business
New president appointed for UK flour millers' association
A milling industry stalwart who has worked his way up in the industry since the age of 14 has become...
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Parasitic wasp discovery offers chemical-free pest control for OSR
A species of parasitic wasp discovered by chance could provide farmers with a chemical-free way of controlling a major pest....
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Latest science on methane emissions ‘ignored’ by media – Dr. Mitloehner
A “major, new narrative” on accurately quantifying methane emissions from livestock is largely supported by the science community – but...
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'Designer' wheat variety bred to be for distilling than imported maize
Rothamsted scientists have bred a type of wheat specifically to improve whisky production. The group’s lead researcher says this new...
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EU touts ‘a more plant-based diet’ – with less red meat
Moving towards a more plant-based diet with reduced levels of red and processed meat has been identified as a “less...
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Gene-editing to be reviewed by EU in 2021
At today’s (Wednesday, May 20) adoption of the European Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy Commissioner Stella Kyriakides stated that the EU...
Agri-Business
Researchers develop real-time software to tackle powdery mildew on strawberry crops
Experts at the University of Hertfordshire, in collaboration with Agri-tech Services, have created a web-based, real-time system for calculating when...
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Strategic Potato Farm Scotland looks for solutions for the seed industry
AHDB’s new host SPot farmer in Scotland, seed potato producer, Jim Reid, from Milton of Mathers farm, St. Cyrus, north...
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BASIS launches new online learning platform
Independent pesticide and fertiliser standards-setting body BASIS has launched a new digital learning platform to help members continue their professional...
Agri-Business
Morrisons launches seasonal food box to support British farmers
Supermarket giant Morrisons has unveiled a new 10kg box of British seasonal produce to encourage shoppers to buy local. Retailing...
Agri-Business
‘Lifeline’ for plant and flower growers as garden centres set to reopen
The reopening of garden centres across England has been praised as a “lifeline” for British ornamental horticultural growers. The rules...
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US planting figures well ahead of wet 2019
US farmers are off to a better start to planting than the same time last year. In 2019, US farmers...
