Arable
Blockchain system for Scottish gluten-free oats wins share of £275,000 fund
A digital system to monitor gluten-free oats is among several innovative SRUC projects to share in nearly £275,000 of Scottish...
Arable
Arable
Grain price: Fall from last week; UK has over 1 million tonnes to export
This week, Teagasc estimated the Irish cereal harvest at 2.1 million tonnes. This is behind the five-year average of 2.3...
Arable
AHDB launches 4 new strategic centres for field vegetable crops
Field vegetable producers are set to benefit from four new centres that will demonstrate the latest horticultural research in practice....
Arable
Bushels and tonnes…do you know how to convert?
As farmers keep an eye on grain markets, the term ‘bushels’ comes up very regularly. The phrase we associate with...
Arable
Nottingham university warns of 'forgotten disease' in cereals
The University of Nottingham is warning tillage farmers of a “forgotten disease that still lurks in more than half of...
Arable
Road trip in US might affect your grain price
Reports over the past number of weeks on plantings and crop condition from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Agri-Business
Grain price: WASDE report doesn’t help prices
This week, many farmers were paid money on account for grain which has been delivered. The injection will provide cash-flow...
Arable
Scottish growers' harvest held back by weather woes
Brexit worries, tariff concerns, mixed weather and high drying costs are blighting what promised to be a great harvest in...
Agri-Business
World’s largest urban farm set to open…on a Paris roof
The world’s largest urban farm is set to be opened in Paris in the year 2020 – on the rooftop...
Agri-Business
US corn price drops dramatically
The price of corn in the US has dropped as stocks and yield have both been estimated up. At close...
Agri-Business
Grain price: No pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
There doesn’t look to be any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for this season, despite what...
Arable
Catch crops: Getting down to the roots
Soil compaction can cause yield losses and difficult working conditions on farms. Cover crops can help to solve and prevent...
Arable
Future of chemistry focus at Potatoes in Practice
The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based...
Arable
AHDB to host desiccation events to aid growers
AHDB Potatoes is to host a range of events designed to help growers fine-tune their desiccation programme following the loss...
Arable
EU Food Safety Authority raises health concerns over chlorpyrifos
The pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the criteria required by legislation for the renewal of its approval in the European...
Agri-Business
Herefordshire horticulture firm to lead on labour productivity
A Herefordshire based business will lead the way in demonstrating labour saving techniques to help the horticulture industry offset the...
Arable
Petition launched to ‘edit’ plant-breeding ruling
The ruling to classify gene-edited crops as genetically modified crops – and to follow the same legislation as these crops...
Arable
Tillage focus: Progressive and open…leading the way in Ontario, Canada
“I built this drill.” That was one of the first things that Mark Brock said when he greeted a group...
