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
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...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Australian wheat production takes massive jump
News was mixed this week. The increase in price of US corn was welcome as low-priced corn has been shown...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Australian wheat production takes massive jump
News was mixed this week. The increase in price of US corn was welcome as low-priced corn has been shown...
Agri-Business
New research paves way for coloured lights to boost plant yields
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have helped find a way to control different plant processes – such as...
Agri-Business
Ribena to invest £500,000 in research to develop climate-resilient blackcurrant
The firm behind one of the UK’s most-loved berry drinks – Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) – has invested over half...
Arable
Virtual meeting offers online tours of innovative canola plots
An online meeting will give an update of an innovative project exploring the possibility of growing organic oilseed rape (canola)...
Agri-Business
Will this robot be part of the future of organics?
Farmdroid is one of the latest robots to hit the farming world and it's an impressive machine. Powered by solar...
Agri-Business
Will this robot be part of the future of organics?
Farmdroid is one of the latest robots to hit the farming world and it’s an impressive machine. Powered by solar...
Arable
AHDB launches Recommended Lists app
AHDB has launched a new mobile phone app to provide a powerful and pint-sized way to deliver some of the...
Agri-Business
Leicestershire firm completes elderflower harvest in just 2 weeks
Leicestershire family-ran cordial producer Belvoir Fruit Farms has announced it has already surpassed its target of fresh elderflowers just two...
Agri-Business
Pocket-sized moisture metre in the corn fields of the US
A new technology in the US means that corn farmers and seed producers can now use a pocket-sized moisture metre...
Agri-Business
Pocket-sized moisture meter in the corn fields of the US
A new technology in the US means that corn farmers and seed producers can now use a pocket-sized moisture meter...
Agri-Business
Pocket-sized moisture meter in the corn fields of the US
A new technology in the US means that corn farmers and seed producers can now use a pocket-sized moisture meter...
Arable
Did you 'HEAR' about this oilseed rape crop?
High Erucic Acid Rape (HEAR) is a crop of oilseed rape grown for its end use in industry, mainly in...
Agri-Business
New generation of Contract Farming Agreements expected in wake of support changes
A new generation of Contract Farming Agreements designed to maximise flexibility are likely to emerge in response to changes in...