NIAB MAGIC Carpet rolled out for the research community
NIAB and UCL (University College London) have been awarded £838,000 by the Biotechnology and Biological…
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Could you be the next arable Monitor Farmer?
AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds is looking for eight new Monitor Farm hosts, as the programme…
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…
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…
Capitalise on markets with new high yielding winter bean
It is an exciting time for growers who are looking to include winter beans in…