Scotland’s cereal yields lower than expected
Final cereal harvest estimates, released today, show that Scotland’s 2015 cereal harvest has not been…
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Brassica and salad crop growers get new protection from aphid pest problems
A new insecticide treatment for module & block-raised brassica and salad crops will now give…
66,000t of barley heads for Saudi Arabia in UK’s largest export
A cargo of 66,000t of feed barley has been loaded by Openfield through its deep-water…
Lords to ask what root causes of farm price volatility are
The House of Lords EU Committee on Energy and the Environment will this week open…
New downy mildew control option in lettuces
Growers of protected and indoor lettuces now have the flexibility to use an alternative fungicide…
New Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds see a move to varietal resilience
New varieties on the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2016/17 (RL), launched today, see…
Conditions look good for 2016 EU-28 cereals harvest, but still serious pressure on farmers cash flow
Conditions look good for next years 2016 EU-28 cereals harvest and despite the drop in…
United Oilseeds announces record redistribution of profits to trading members
Farmers’ co-operative United Oilseeds Producers has announced a record redistribution of profits to its trading…
CPA response to spending review 2015
The Crop Protection Association has issued the following statement in response to the Spending Review…
VI Chairman trades in grandfather rights
Richard Butler, Chairman of the Voluntary Initiative, has undertaken the training to become a certificated…