Call for policy makers to protect pollinators
Pollinating insects could thrive if improvements are made to agri-environment schemes across Europe, a new…
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Sencrop acquisition creates Europe’s largest real-time farm weather network
Sencrop, pioneer of ultra-local, on-farm weather data, has announced the acquisition of sensor specialist Visio-Green.…
What will happen to late-sown wheats if spring 2020 turns dry?
Peter Kettlewell, and Martin Hare, of Harper Adams University look at the threat of a…
Improved Countryside Stewardship scheme opens for 2021 agreements
The application window for the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme has opened today (11 February), providing the…
New land use report urges increase of bioenergy crops in the UK
The UK should increase its use of bioenergy crops to deliver carbon savings, according to…
Potato businesses at risk due to CIPC use-up date
The Potato Industry CIPC Stewardship Group (PICSG) has warned potato growers and buyers against applying…
PARIO automatic instrument revolutionises soil particle size distribution analysis
Labcell, the UK distributor for METER Group is introducing the METER PARIO soil particle size…
Chemical amnesty takes hundreds of litres of potentially harmful unwanted substances
A month long scheme to help farmers near Brighton get rid of stores of unwanted…
Environmental grant scheme extended
Given the recent adverse weather, Severn Trent has opened up its STEPS environmental grant scheme…
Growing opportunities for farmers in waste management
Opportunities for farmers in waste management are growing, with policy increasingly geared towards managing waste…