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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Wheat bulb fly pressure ‘very high’ at some monitoring sites
Wheat bulb fly egg counts are generally low this year, however, the trend has been bucked at some monitoring sites,...
Agri-Business
'Electronic nose' for sniffing out spoiled potatoes wins World Agri-Tech Pitch Day 2019
A Cambridge-based start-up which uses sensors to detect contamination in agricultural produce has beat more than 100 rivals in an...
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Chemical induction without lifting a can
Closed Transfer System (CTS) technology is one of the newest innovations to be rolled out for the use of chemical...
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Volunteers needed to catch cereal aphids red-handed
Cereal growers can learn about their fields’ aphid populations if they get involved in a new research project. The work...
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NFU calls for Government policy to manage risks facing oilseed rape production
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has urged the Government to use any new domestic agricultural policy to offer solutions to...
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Gilfresh ‘carves’ the way as Asda’s first NI-based pumpkin supplier
For the first time, Northern Ireland supermarket shoppers will be able to buy pumpkins which have been grown on home...
Agri-Business
Mechanical weeder to be revealed to growers at new plum centre open day
Novel mechanical weeders will be demonstrated to growers at the first Plum Demonstration Centre open day in Kent. The event,...
