Time’s up for Grandfather Rights
From November 26th this year anyone applying a pesticide authorised for professional use will need…
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Farmers’ efforts in bee protection must be recognised, says NFU
The NFU is calling on government to recognise the efforts of the farming industry in…
Glyphosate conclusion to be published 12 November
EFSA will publish the EU peer review of the active substance glyphosate on 12 November…
Pulse crop adjusts to optimism for 2015-16
“The market is getting used to the fact that there has been an increase in…
Strutt & Parker 2015 Harvest results: Record wheat and barley yields
First wheat yields rose by 7.2% in 2015 to average 10.88t/ha, according to the newly-compiled…
Researchers make technological breakthrough against potato cyst nematode
Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are a significant threat to the UK fresh and processing potato…
Pumpkin patch success for Stirlingshire farming family
A Stirlingshire farming family have hatched a “pick your own pumpkin” diversification idea which has…
Recall of unauthorised GM seed
The GM Inspectorate has confirmed an unintended presence of genetically modified seed in a batch…
Regional Technology Centres show excellent wheat yields
Every year harvest results bring surprises; this year is no exception with wheat yields at…
Omex commissions two new nitrogen storage facilities
Omex Agriculture has commissioned two brand new liquid nitrogen storage facilities, increasing capacity by 26,000t…