Pod protection to stop larvae losses
With most oilseed rape well through flowering, growers should now be on the lookout for…
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Copa and Cogeca urge Commission to re-authorise use of glyphosate in EU for fifteen years
Copa and Cogeca sent a letter to EU Commission President Juncker in Brussels this week…
Cold snap sparks cleaver warning for UK’s cereal growers
A sharp drop in temperatures across the UK’s cereal-growing regions has left farmers facing a…
Help the public connect with flowers like they do with food, top florist tells NFU workshop
One of the country’s leading event florists, Simon Lycett, has told flower growers that they…
Digging deeper: Irish/Dutch research finds a hidden carbon sink in the soils beneath our feet.
Research on grasslands in Ireland, supervised by Prof Gary Lanigan (Teagasc – the Irish Agriculture…
It’s all about managing disease risk this season
With the UK experiencing major regional variations in cereal disease risk, independent AICC agronomist David…
How one grower turns his biscuit wheats into barn fillers
Achieving high wheat yields and gaining a premium for grain is an attractive proposition as…
Ongoing investment and record sales drive Nidera growth
Ipswich-based grain, seed and fertiliser merchants Nidera UK have reported improved operating results for the…
Shropshire potato grower joins AHDB Farm Excellence Platform
Shropshire-based Heal Farms has become the latest addition to AHDB’s Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm family.…
Questioning the feasibility of the “4 per 1000” goal to sequester carbon in soil and slow climate change
UN plans to mitigate global warming by burying atmospheric carbon in the ground to enrich…