Arable
Report: Scottish pesticides use down on arable farms
Pesticide use on arable crops grown in Scotland declined in 2018, according to a new National Statistics report. A drop...
Arable
Agri-Business
Grain price: UK exports moving at record pace
There wasn’t much of a shake on grain markets this week as LIFFE, MATIF and CBOT all stayed similar to...
Agri-Business
Higher wheat supplies; lower corn and oilseeds production – WASDE
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report for November...
Arable
Potatoes Next Generation: Applications open at BP2019
AHDB is looking for the next batch of up-and-coming potato professionals to take part in the 2020 Next Generation programme....
Agri-Business
ADAMA to take over French-Swiss crop protection company
One of the world’s largest crop science companies, ADAMA Ltd, has today announced it will take over French-Swiss crop protection...
Arable
‘When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world’
“When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world.” Dr. Christine Jones gave the attendance at...
Agri-Business
Boortmalt becomes world’s leading malt producer as Axereal acquires Cargill Malt
Axereal, the largest farmer-owned co-operative in France has acquired Cargill Malt on behalf of its subsidiary Boortmalt. This acquisition now...
Agri-Business
Grain price: UK plantings back; wheat price up
As tillage farmers here at home struggle to plant, the same is true across the water in the UK and...
Arable
Hemp production programme established in the US
The establishment of the US Domestic Hemp Production Program was announced this week by the US secretary of agriculture, Sonny...
Arable
New research to trial crop mixtures for improved sustainability
An innovative research project aims to demonstrate the benefits of using crop species mixtures as a sustainable crop production system....
Arable
Cereals 2020: Crop plots growing well despite 'tricky and wet' conditions
Drilling of crop plots at the 2020 Cereals Event site in Cambridgeshire is nearing completion, with stands of oilseed rape...
Arable
Fight to ban GM feed imports in EU labelled ‘scaremongering’
The fight against the importation of genetically-modified (GM) feed or food in Europe has been labelled as “scaremongering” and “a...
Arable
Light leaf spot risk highest in central Britain
AHDB’s light leaf spot (LLS) preliminary forecast shows that the disease risk to winter oilseed rape is relatively high across...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Struggling to plant on the continent
Tillage farmers here in Ireland aren’t the only ones struggling to plant this autumn. The problem is reflected across the...
Agri-Business
Pig herd to be more efficient after ASF, but consumption down
African swine fever (ASF) was first declared in north east China in August 2018. At present, there is no treatment...
Agri-Business
What’s going to affect your 2019/2020 grain price?
Pigs, politics, weather…grain prices go up and down all of the time and numerous factors play a role in the...
Arable
Winners of harvest photo competition announced
The harvest is now a distant memory for many. Yet just over a month ago it was still wrapping up....
Agri-Business
Grain price: Snow in US and drought in Australia
Conditions for tillage farmers are currently difficult in the UK and Ireland as wet weather impacts on winter planting. While...
