Agri-Business
New LEAF standard to come into effect in January 2020
Environmental assurance system LEAF Marque has today announced that the latest version of its standard will come into effect on...
Arable
Agri-Business
New Argentinean government hikes beef and soya export levies
Argentina’s newly elected government has announced a hike in export levies on soy, wheat and corn, according to an official...
Arable
Data, clouds, fields and autonomous tractors…the future of machinery?
“Tractors are no longer self-propelled drawbars; they’re now self-propelled modems.” Darragh Mullin – the European product marketing manager at New...
Agri-Business
Open day to showcase developments in tree fruit disease and pest control
Disease and pest management control strategies will be the focus of research presented at a major tree fruit industry event...
Arable
NI potato harvest: Unfinished business as up to 10% remains underground
As much as 10% of Northern Ireland’s potato crop still remain in the ground, according to the latest grower-survey carried...
Arable
NI potato harvest: Unfinished business as up to 10% remains underground
As much as 10% of Northern Ireland’s potato crop still remains in the ground, according to the latest grower-survey carried...
Arable
New cereal and oilseed rape Recommended Lists published
Stronger yields, improved disease resistance and a greater choice of specialist and quality traits are among the key developments in...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Global supply looks good for future prices
While wheat markets have shown increases over the past number of weeks it is important to proceed with caution when...
Arable
Improving soil health…10 tips
Speaking at the New Generation Agriculture conference in Dunboyne Castle this week, Graeme Sait talked about the importance of humus...
Agri-Business
Winning projects announced to tackle key pests and diseases
A new diagnostic test to identify an emerging pest threat in the UK is one of five new research projects...
Agri-Business
Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail
This month will see the largest shipment of UK grain exported this season from Bristol Port. 64,000t of barley is...
Arable
Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions
Continued wet weather prolonging this autumn’s planting season means UK growers intend to plant 170,000 hectares less wheat compared to...
Arable
New arable technology could unlock British farmland’s full potential
Software may now enable British farmers and growers to unlock the full potential of their land by applying the exact...
Arable
Despite the rain, British potato harvest is 89% complete
British farmers have persevered in the face of adversity to complete 89% of the potato harvest during the wettest year...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports
Winter planting of cereal crops remains at a standstill here in the UK and Ireland as wet weather dominated the...
Agri-Business
Watch: 5ac of greens in 55m²? No imports…hyper-local food
Two re-purposed shipping containers, fitted with a ‘Farmony’ – 55m² in size, can produce 55,000 heads of lettuce per year or...
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...
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...
