Agri-Business
New app gives assistance in BYDV control
Syngenta recently launched its BYDV Assist App for mobile devices. The device will help farmers and agronomists to make decisions...
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Agri-Business
Dramatic UK wheat decline as barley production increases
UK wheat production for 2020 was estimated at 10.133 million tonnes in provisional figures released by the Department for Environment,...
Agri-Business
Dramatic UK wheat decline as barley production increases
UK wheat production for 2020 was estimated at 10.133 million tonnes in provisional figures released by the Department for Environment,...
Agri-Business
Dramatic UK wheat decline as barley production increases
UK wheat production for 2020 was estimated at 10.133 million tonnes in provisional figures released by the Department for Environment,...
Agri-Business
Agriculture’s role in unravelling the Paradox of Plenty
The recent Oxford Farming Conference Bitesize webinar brought together speakers from across the world to unravel the Paradox of Plenty,...
Dairy
Dairy profits recover in 2020 according to Old Mill report
Dairy farmers’ profits recovered in 2019/20 after falling in 2018/19, largely due to reduced purchased feed costs, according to the...
Sheep
Choosing your sheep stock for the future
An ambassador for a Welsh sheep genetic improvement project is encouraging farmers to carefully select rams and ewes in the...
Agri-Business
Which countries are most likely to impact on your grain prices?
Last week the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) outlined some of the key producers and exporters of wheat and...
Agri-Business
Which countries are most likely to impact on your grain prices?
Last week the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) outlined some of the key producers and exporters of wheat and...
Rural Life
Farmers reminded to keep roads clear of mud and muck
With potato and veg harvesting, ploughing, planting and muck spreading still ongoing across Scotland, the National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS)...
Environment
83% of farmers could be carbon neutral within 15 years - Barclays
Barclays has teamed up with Nigel Owens MBE, world-renowned rugby union referee and Welsh cattle farmer, to launch a new...
Agri-Business
69% of farmers have made switch to online purchasing due to effects of Covid-19
Covid-19 is having a huge impact on farmers’ purchasing practices, according to new research by leading global consultancy, McKinsey and...
Agri-Business
NI agri-food duo make Queen’s birthday honours list
Two businessmen at the helm of Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector have made it on to this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list....
Agri-Business
NI agri-food duo make Queen’s birthday honours list
Two businessmen at the helm of Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector have made it on to this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list....
Agri-Business
Stormont Agriculture Committee accused of ‘playing politics’ over Brexit legislation
Stormont Agriculture Committee members took a 15-minute closed session on Thursday, October 1 after tensions rose during a heated discussion...
Agri-Business
Stormont Agriculture Committee accused of ‘playing politics’ over Brexit legislation
Stormont Agriculture Committee members took a 15-minute closed session on Thursday, October 1 after tensions rose during a heated discussion...
Dairy
First Milk increases its milk price for November
First Milk has announced that its November milk price will increase by 0.50p/L. This means its liquid standard litre will...
Arable
Farmers can now avail of a new renewable energy crop
Farmers and landowners are urged to consider maximising returns and reducing risk with Miscanthus – a renewable energy crop with...
