By unlocking the export potential China offers the pig industry, not to mention the red meat sector as a whole, we could gain entry into a marketplace which comprises a fifth of the world’s population.Arable news
Charity's call to ban pesticides unreasonable, claims crop chief
CROP protection experts have questioned calls by Friends of the Earth (FoE) for the Government to ban certain pesticides which allegedly harm bee health.
Opportunity to make better use of organic manures
Potato Council’s first South West Potato Day took place at Nick and Claire Bragg’s Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton, Somerset.
Applicator use can reduce the risk of rhizoctonia solani
Potato Council’s first South West Potato Day took place at Nick and Claire Bragg’s Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton, Somerset.
Consider following crop pellet needs when controlling slugs in potato crops
Potato Council’s first South West Potato Day took place at Nick and Claire Bragg’s Frogmary Green Farm, South Petherton, Somerset.
Unilever strikes LEAF deal for certified oilseed rape
UNILEVER has agreed to work with LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) and ADM to increase its use of LEAF Marque certified oilseed rape.
Aristocratic eco-warrior charged over GM wheat vandalism
A 50-YEAR-OLD aristocratic eco-warrior who caused ‘significant damage’ to the UK’s first genetically modified (GM) crop wheat trial has been charged with criminal damage.
Water use and climate change tops European conference
WATER and the impact of climate change will be on the agenda at Europe’s largest environment conference which kicked off today (Tuesday, May 22) in Brussels.
NFU Cyrmu anger at agri-environment proposals
NFU Cymru is far from happy at Welsh Government proposals that could see future funding levels for agri-environment schemes in Wales reduced.
Kendall likens GM activists to 1930s nazis
NFU President Peter Kendall has likened activists seeking to destroy the UK’s first genetically modified (GM) wheat to Nazis in the 1930s.
Fusarium threat if crops lodge
FUSARIUM isolation data from the five CropMonitor fusarium live monitoring sites are showing stem base and leaf layer levels of microdochium nivale, at this stage of the season, to be the highest since 2008.
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Nature-friendly farming could open up new markets
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Disease threat adds to potato planting woes
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Focus on keeping flag leaf clean in high disease season
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Shortage of fungicide products a real concern
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Be mindful of chlorpyrifos as OWBM monitoring begins
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£6.8m plant research site opened in Wales
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MPs urge Government caution on GM crops
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New crop milling wheat premiums are sustainable
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Bolting threat to beet if temperatures stay cool
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Carrot fly active has resistance management role
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Early slug control planning needed after wet weather
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Scottish potatoes remain free from dickeya
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OSR fungicide programmes keep disease at bay
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Lower dose rate for new Shield 400 formulation
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New disease app for the iPhone
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New chairmen at AHDB
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Multiple role for multisite fungicide in blight strategy
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4,000 people back campaign to protect GM wheat trial
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Plan ahead to protect grain stores
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Seven figure barley grant for James Hutton Institute
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Saturated ground delays Scottish T1 barley sprays
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Three new beet varieties top adjusted tonnes on RL
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Changes to seed potato terms boost confidence
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Current weather slows beet growth to a crawl
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GM protestors pledge to press on with 'direct action'
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Extended flowering prolongs sclerotinia risk period in OSR
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Biofuels policy too reliant on imports, claims NFU
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Scientists urge protestors not to trash GM trials
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Wettest April on record hits UK crop yields
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In search of better cereal crops