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...
Arable
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...
Agri-Business
UK's horticultural sector at risk of lockdown ruin
The UK’s horticultural sector could face being “wiped out” in just weeks by the coronavirus lockdown, an industry body has...
Arable
BASIS relaxes rules on CPD point collection
With much of the country working from home and most industry events cancelled, BASIS has taken the decision to relax...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Up and down this week
Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from...
Arable
Getting the right seed rate in your spring cereals
Spring sowing is underway in many parts of the country. Seed rate should take in a number of factors including...
Arable
3-crop rule lifted in Northern Ireland for 2020
Growers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation to the crop diversification requirement of the Basic Payment Scheme for...
Arable
Watch: Calibrating your seed drill is an important task
Tillage farmers are out in force across the country. The past few days have provided great opportunities for all jobs...
Arable
Cereals event in the UK to go online for 2020
Cereals – The Arable Event – in the UK is set to go online. A statement from the organisers read:...
