Arable
EU cereal harvest drops due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop in total EU cereal production – thought to be as much...
Arable
Arable
Arable monitor farms gear up for winter while keeping costs down
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) arable monitor farms across the country are gearing up to get a grip on-farm...
Arable
Latest research on pest and disease control in soft fruit to be revealed
The latest results of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) funded research on soft fruit, particularly looking at pest...
Arable
Second wheats could offer a profitable option this season
Seed sales managers are seeking to remind growers that second wheats could offer a profitable cropping option this season – if...
Arable
Potential Diquat ban challenges future harvest
Use of alternative herbicides was the main topic of discussion at the final AHDB Strategic Potato Farm field walk of...
Arable
New measures to combat volatility needed, as survey reveals mixed harvest
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for Government help to build farm resilience against volatility, as its annual harvest...
Arable
Strategic Monitor Farm East to focus on managing lower inputs
With ever-increasing pressure for farmers to find ways to cut costs, Strategic Monitor Farm East will start to look at...
Arable
Taking on take-all to ensure good second wheats
To maximise yield and profit from second wheats in 2019, take-all control is a key consideration this autumn, according to...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Last week saw positive moves
Grain prices finished on a relatively positive note on Friday. LIFFE wheat for November closed the week at £176.35/t, while...
Arable
Drought 2018 still posing questions for potato growers
A special session at the final Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Strategic Farm field walk of the season focused...
World News
Malaria-fighting plant trial succeeds on US farm
American researchers are testing the feasibility of growing plants to treat malaria has said the plant has been successful in its...
Arable
Cabbage beetles with suspected resistance wanted for research
Researchers are appealing for growers to submit live samples of cabbage stem flea beetle with suspected resistance to pyrethroid insecticides...
Agri-Business
Farmcare agrees new farm management partnerships
One of the UK’s largest growing farming businesses, Farmcare, has entered into a series of partnerships to take over the...
Arable
Insecticide guidelines updated in light of recent pesticide bans
Guidelines for the management of insecticide resistance in several key UK crops have been updated by the Insecticide Resistance Action...
Grass
College develops new 'Soil MOT'...are you due a check-up?
A comprehensive ‘Soil MOT’ – measuring everything from pH levels to earthworm activity – has been created by Scotland’s Rural...
Pig/Poultry
Dry summer's impact shows in nutritional analysis of 2018 crop
The recent drought and dry summer experienced across the country has made its impact felt in the nutritional analysis of...
Arable
Conservative MEP slams ‘misleading’ EU pesticides report
A conservative agricultural spokesperson, has spoken out against a report on pesticides which she says “misrepresents” the findings of the...
Arable
British Sugar and NFU Sugar announce 2019 sugar beet price
British sugar beet growers will benefit from a new contract free of deductions for crown tare. In a statement, British Sugar...
