Agri-Business
LEAF Marque to offer remote assessments during pandemic
LEAF Marque has introduced remote assessments for its farmer members, rolling out a new protocol, in partnership with its independent...
Arable
Arable
Grain price: Driest start to spring in western Europe
The European Commission released its crop monitoring bulletin on April 27, in which it reported that “western Europe had one...
Arable
Marketing campaign launched to help shift 1.2 million spuds in storage
The stocks of potatoes held by growers at the end of March totalled 1.19 million tonnes according to an Agriculture...
Agri-Business
Former NFU president appointed as Organic Research Centre chairman
Former NFU president Tim Bennett has been appointed as the new chairman of the Organic Research Centre (ORC) Council of...
Arable
Joined up approach needed to protect future of oilseed rape in Britain
The NFU is seeking urgent discussions with Defra about the future of oilseed rape (OSR) in Britain. OSR is a...
Agri-Business
Millions of dollars’ worth of crops being destroyed in California
Crops are being destroyed in California as farmers lose markets amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. California produces the most fruit and...
Arable
‘Agriculture is going full throttle; yet emissions remain the same’ – US scientist
Agriculture is going “full throttle” across the globe, yet the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remain at pre-Covid-19 levels, it...
Arable
Can drones now be used to spot disease earlier in crops?
Developers have launched a new mobile phone app designed to use drone imagery to pinpoint diseases such as yellow rust...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Wheat falls, corn supplies ample
Wheat price declined this week in LIFFE and MATIF markets for nearby and future markets. On Thursday evening, Chicago Board...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Wheat falls, corn supplies ample
Wheat price declined this week in LIFFE and MATIF markets for nearby and future markets. On Thursday evening, Chicago Board...
Agri-Business
LettUs Grow to accelerate construction of new vertical farms
Agri-tech firm LettUs Grow, has announced it will fast-track the building of two vertical farm modules in Bristol to help...
Arable
UK sets end date for epoxiconazole
UK farmers have accused the EU of banning fungicide products based on epoxiconazole for political reasons. The Chemicals Regulation Division...
Arable
Arable April: Ploughs, drills, rollers and more…
As the amount of land left to be planted across the country gets smaller the focus is turning to fertiliser,...
Arable
Have you checked your fertiliser spread pattern lately?
Fertiliser spread patterns should be checked on a regular basis. Farmers all over the country are spreading fertiliser on grassland...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Wheat rises…take a look at malt and corn
Wheat saw a resurgence again this week in both the nearby and futures markets. Corn continues to run at a...
Arable
Major gene breakthrough 'game-changer' in herbicide resistance
A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have successfully adapted genetic techniques developed for crop improvement to be used in...
Arable
Arable April: Tillage farmers tell their story…
Readers are sending in their pictures for Arable April in their droves; the competition is heating up. Since the beginning...
Agri-Business
UK facing flour shortages as baking becomes lockdown pastime
The UK is self-sufficient in flour, producing about 90,000t every week. Yet many people are experiencing shortages in supermarkets and...
