Agri-Business
UK levy bodies propose more coordinated approach to ruminant health
The UK’s levy boards have launched a consultation on proposals to form a Ruminant Health and Welfare Group to deliver...
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Sheep
UK sheep meat exports to China a step closer
Aspirations to export lamb from the UK to China are a step closer after Chinese government officials arrived in the...
Agri-Business
£120,000 boost for targeted slug treatment research
Researchers will spend the next 18 months studying targeted treatment techniques to protect crops against slugs thanks to a £120,000...
Sheep
Lamb retail sales up 8.1% as production hits peak
Sales of fresh and frozen lamb have grown strongly in the last three months, AHDB has revealed. However, prices continue...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Unsettled, but not going to jump anywhere fast
Unsettled might be a word to describe grain markets this week. LIFFE wheat (November and May) climbed all week from...
Arable
Funding partnership offers £250,000 to tackle top horticultural pest and diseases
A new research alliance has made £250,000 available for five projects to tackle high-priority pests and diseases threats for horticulture...
Arable
Grain price: Fall from last week; UK has over 1 million tonnes to export
This week, Teagasc estimated the Irish cereal harvest at 2.1 million tonnes. This is behind the five-year average of 2.3...
Agri-Business
Red meat exports up 13% in first half of 2019
Exports of red meat and offal from the UK have enjoyed a strong start to the year with shipments surpassing...
Agri-Business
Grain price: WASDE report doesn’t help prices
This week, many farmers were paid money on account for grain which has been delivered. The injection will provide cash-flow...
Arable
Future of chemistry focus at Potatoes in Practice
The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based...
Agri-Business
Herefordshire horticulture firm to lead on labour productivity
A Herefordshire based business will lead the way in demonstrating labour saving techniques to help the horticulture industry offset the...
Arable
Carrot growers review trials of linuron alternatives
Plant disease experts and growers gathered in Yorkshire to review treatments currently being trialled on carrot and parsnip crops following...
Agri-Business
Grain price: No sign of anything to shake up markets
As the harvest progresses, Irish farmers are still awaiting a price for their grain and as the European harvest continues...
Dairy
First west Wales strategic dairy farm announced
Tyddyn yr Eglwys Farm in Pembrokeshire has been named as the first AHDB strategic dairy farm for west Wales. Managed...
Agri-Business
Dessert parlour boom could give dairy a welcome boost
A flurry of new dessert parlours across the UK could provide new and exciting opportunities for the dairy industry, according...
Arable
Vigilance key to tackling BYDV post-neonicotinoids
Trials are taking place into new technology to alert cereal growers to the earliest signs aphids in a bid to prevent...
Sheep
Love Lamb Week gains backing from £1.4 million campaign
Love Lamb Week 2019 will kickstart the second phase of AHDB’s £1.4 million lamb marketing campaign, which highlights its delicious...
Arable
Study finds clubroot is patchy, diverse and requires targeted treatment
A tailored plan is required to contain the spread of clubroot and sustain the production of important brassica crop species...
