N.Ireland
Winter oilseed rape: A new season begins
The census figures confirm that the area of winter oilseed rape (OSR) harvested in 2024 was approximately 5,000ha lower than...
crops
Arable
Swindon: Appeal for info after damage to crops by abandoned vehicle
Wiltshire Police’s rural crime team is appealing for information after criminal damage to crops in a field just outside Swindon,...
N.Ireland
Scientists: Ireland and UK face ‘a wetter, damper and mouldier future’
Devastating flooding in Ireland and the UK between October 2023 and March 2024 was caused by “human-induced climate change” an...
Arable
Arable production may fall by 4 million tonnes this year due to weather
Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has estimated that the production of wheat, barley, oats and oilseed...
N.Ireland
Crop monitoring report: Wet weather hampering Irish crops
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops...
Arable
Rock weathering produces up to 20.5% higher crop yield - study
A study co-authored by scientists at UNDO has found that enhanced rock weathering contributed to a 9.3-20.5% higher crop yield...
N.Ireland
‘Winter crop development is still progressing’ – CAFRE
College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops specialist, Leigh McClean highlighted a number of priorities for arable farmers...
N.Ireland
CAFRE reflects on NI spring planting opportunities
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has just published a crops update for Northern Ireland. It relates...
N.Ireland
‘60% of targeted winter cereal planting achieved in NI’ – agronomist
Agronomist, Richard Owens, has confirmed that continuing wet conditions are hampering cereal growers form getting on with critically important field...
N.Ireland
Concern over availability of spring barley seed
According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply...
N.Ireland
Little winter crop sown on farms – CAFRE
Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise...
Agri-Business
High-risk crops can lead to pollution and flooding - Environment Agency
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign to highlight the risks of growing high-risk crops in the south west of...
Environment
New study shows 'creepy crawlies' benefit crops
A new study published today (Wednesday, February 28) in the Journal of Applied Ecology has shown that bugs such as,...
Arable
Study: Companion plants can reduce pest damage in OSR
The presence of cereal volunteers or companion plants with oilseed rape (OSR) could lead to a marked reduction in damage...
Agri-Business
Defra announces project to prevent crop loss from rot
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a research programme aimed at preventing crop loss from...
N.Ireland
New chemistry to control fungal diseases in crops announced
A new chemistry to control fungal diseases in crops has just been announced. The joint breakthrough, by Syngenta Crop Protection...
Arable
Nottinghamshire farm suffers 'thousands of pounds of damage' to crops from quads
Nottinghamshire Police has appealed for information regarding the damaging of crops from quad bikes on a farm in North Nottinghamshire....
Arable
Tillage: The importance of crop establishment
The importance of crop establishment cannot be stressed enough. It is the most critical period within all tillage life-cycles, as...
