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The importance of our potato heritage
What do the following names have in common? – Robinta, Irish Cobbler, Winston and Lumper. The answer is they are...
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Dairy farmers increasingly buying up prime arable land
When examining the profile of buyers in the latest Sherry FitzGerald Agricultural Land Price Index, dairy farmers were found to...
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Pyrethroid resistance issues could cause problems for rape growers
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) resistance to pyrethroid-based insecticides in UK populations of cabbage stem flea beetle...
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Bayer CropScience confirms multi billion euro investment programme
Bayer CropScience is optimistic about the development perspectives of the agricultural markets and has committed to invest significantly to deliver...
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UK harvest 80% done, following 500,000ha push this week
Some 80% of the total UK cereal and oilseed rape area has been harvested according to latest reports from the...
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All you need to know about the global harvest
The latest global crop update from the HGCA provides an overview of both plantings and harvest around the world. Argentina...
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NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding
Following a meeting of potato industry stakeholders to discuss the best way forward for the industry. Potato packers, merchants and...
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NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding
Following a meeting of potato industry stakeholders to discuss the best way forward for the industry. Potato packers, merchants and...
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Russian wheat harvest up, prices down
The Russia wheat harvest has finished at 4t/ha, up 22% on 2013, according to Black Earth Farming. The investment company...
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New research results on the impact of pyrethroid resistance
Research has confirmed that pyrethroid resistant cabbage stem flea beetles are present in the UK. This information is vital for...
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UK harvest is 45% complete
Latest reports from the HGCA show that 45% of the UK combinable area has been harvested. It says the remnants...
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Stay aware of mycotoxin risk in wheat at harvest
The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in the UK is reminding wheat growers to keep track of rainfall for their...
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Strong US Wheat harvest progress with remaining crops in good condition
Harvesting in the US is well underway for winter wheat, with the USDA reporting that harvest progress is ahead of...
Agri-Business
French attempt to ban GM maize rejected
A move by the French government to ban Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize MON 810 has been rejected by the...
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Need for straw imports into Northern Ireland questioned
A Co Derry cereal grower has expressed deep dismay at the large tonnages of straw being imported from the Republic...
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UK wheat harvest underway
The first of this year’s UK winter wheat crop was harvested this week on land farmed by Andrew Tetlow (AET...
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Good EU-28 cereal yields predicted
The EU Commission’s crop monitoring unit (MARS) recently released a positive outlook for EU-28 cereal yields. It forecasts that average...
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Getting grain sampling right, at each stage
The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in the UK is reminding tillage farmers that, with harvest getting underway across the...
