Rural Life
'Dry, hot and sunny' weather forecast...but for how long?
As a second summer heatwave kicks in across the nation, many areas are seeing restricted grass growth due to a...
Arable
Agri-Business
Graindex: Cutting out the middle man when it comes to grain sales
Want to cut out the middle man, sell your own grain directly and take the price you want? That’s ‘Graindex’...
Arable
Skyscrapers of wheat and oilseed rape made of steel…what’s new in crop varieties
New varieties are a highlight of the ‘Cereals’ event for many. Breeders showcase the best they have to offer, as...
Arable
SRCU trials event to focus on growing for the market and boosting margins
Ensuring that Scottish cereals remain “the supply of choice” for the whisky and gin markets will be among the topics...
Arable
New ADAS project is set to 'drill down' on upping crop yields
The UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy, ADAS, has been awarded European funding for a new yield-boosting project called...
Arable
Pregnancy test for blackgrass…how does it work?
Researchers at Newcastle University have used technology from human pregnancy tests to identify the level of herbicide resistance in blackgrass....
Arable
Mechanical weeding: ‘We need something else in our toolbox’
Mechanical weeders and robotic weeders were a hot topic of conversation at Cereals 2018, which took place in Cambridge last...
Arable
Novel spore trap could 'revolutionise' UK crop disease monitoring
AHDB is reporting that an automated spore trap developed by researchers could “revolutionise” disease monitoring in agricultural crops. The device,...
Arable
'Robots will support, not replace, growers in the future'
Cobots – robots that work with humans, rather than replace them – is the future of high-tech horticultural production, according...
Arable
Multi-million pound boost for crop resilience
Research centres working to improve crop resilience, sustainability and quality have been granted £5.3 million of Government funding. The package, which...
Arable
Wilts operator wins top national farm sprayer award
Devizes arable farm manager, Andrew Woolley, has won the prestigious accolade of Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year 2018 (FSOOTY)....
Arable
Sprawling machinery event draws a crowd...but is all about just one brand
Amatechnica, a bi-annual show displaying all things Amazone – big and small, took place at the company’s headquarters in Germany...
Arable
Northern fodder prices soar as weather pressure continues
Silage, straw and hay prices have soared as northern buyer demand for fodder remains high following the wet winter. Silage...
N.Ireland
Northern fodder prices soar as weather pressure continues
Silage, straw and hay prices have soared as northern buyer demand for fodder remains high following the wet winter. Silage...
Arable
Brussels calls for more information ahead of NI 3-crop rule decision
The European Commission is understood to have asked Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture for more information ahead of any decision...
N.Ireland
Brussels calls for more information ahead of NI 3-crop rule decision
The European Commission is understood to have asked Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture for more information ahead of any decision...
Arable
DAERA backs calls for 3-crop rule derogation
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has added its backing to calls for an exemption to...
N.Ireland
3-crop rule could tighten barley seed supplies
Arable farmers in Northern Ireland say they are running out of options to allow them to comply with the ‘three-crop...
