Agri-Business
Monitor farm offers advice on how to start a agricultural diversification
A group of farmers met at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)’s Blandford Monitor Farm on March 6 to...
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Arable
Growing champions in the next generation of fruit-pickers
A new induction video for fruit-pickers aims to help growers across the UK reduce labour costs and improve safety practices....
Pig/Poultry
Strong start to 2019 for UK pig meat exports
UK pig meat exports have got off to a flying start to 2019, fuelled by more than £16 million in...
Agri-Business
British meat and dairy showcased in Singapore
Exporters have been flying the flag for meat and dairy products from Britain at an event in Singapore in a...
Arable
Warm winter primes aphids for early flights
Aphids will start to fly about two weeks earlier than average this year, according to the AHDB Aphid News service....
Arable
Research finds ergot alkaloids can move from infected to ‘clean’ grain
Ergot alkaloids can move within cereal ears to otherwise ‘clean’ grain, according to new research published by AHDB. The report...
Arable
Horticulture on cusp of technological revolution
Fresh produce and ornamental production will look radically different in the future, but technological transformation will only happen if the...
Dairy
Just add water...could this simple trick improve your herd's productivity?
Small changes are making a big difference for AHDB strategic dairy farmer Willie Baillie. After reviewing his nutrition management he...
Arable
Latest potato stocks figures down almost a quarter on last year
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board’s (AHDB) latest estimates show potato stock levels held by British growers are 24% down...
Arable
SmartHort automation challenge launches
A competition to match expert engineers from the manufacturing industry with horticulture producers to develop new technology has been announced...
Beef
Straw diet warnings following reports of impaction
Reports of cows dying from straw impaction is highlighting the risks associated with feeding straw-based rations to suckler cows. Straw...
Arable
UK growers urged to be on lookout for new tomato virus
UK growers are being urged to look out for symptoms of a potential new virus that could be devastating to...
Arable
Historic potato conference in store for top European researchers
The latest scientific progress in all fields of post-harvest potato research and development will be presented at a conference in...
Pig/Poultry
'On-the-go' eating boosts UK pork sales
Britain’s beloved bangers and bacon are boosting pork sales performance in the eating out market. According to MCA Insight, pork...
Agri-Business
Foodex Japan offers real opportunities for meat exports
With Japan lifting its long-standing ban on UK beef and lamb, this year’s Foodex trade show is expected to offer...
Arable
Volunteer crops main cause of elevated erucic acid levels in OSR
Elevated levels of erucic acid in double-low oilseed rape (OSR) crops are most likely to be the result of contamination...
Agri-Business
50 British farmers selected for major grassland research project
A total of 50 British farmers have been selected to be part of GrassCheck – a major research project looking...
Agri-Business
Researchers to use supercomputers to predict the TB status of dairy cows
It is used regularly by global tech giants such as Google and Facebook, but now “deep learning” is set to...
