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Seed certification database available online for Scots
SCOTTISH seed potato producers will soon be able to view seed certification data in real time, thanks to the online roll out of Scotland’s certification scheme.
EC cropping proposals bad for Welsh arable farming
NEWLY elected FUW arable, horticulture and cropping committee chairman Maelgwyn Davies has branded European Commission proposals which would restrict Welsh arable farming as ‘bad for farming, bad for food, and bad for the environment’.
Evaluation of broad beans
GROWERS can now access the first independent evaluation of broad bean varieties in more than a decade, thanks to new HDC-funded research.
Prices up for peas and beans
THE prices of field peas and beans jumped again this week by £2 and £3 per tonne.
Huge variation in soil N content
RESULTS from GrowHow N-Min samples analysed so far in 2012 show a huge amount of variability in the amount of nitrogen available to crops from the soil this season.
New licence requirements for trickle irrigation
PROPOSALS to amend irrigation regulations put forward by Defra and the Environment Agency (EA) will mean farmers abstracting more than 20cu.m of water per day for trickle irrigation will have to apply for an abstraction licence from the EA - or risk prosecution.
Public rejection of GM affects biotech firms
PUBLIC resistance to genetically modified (GM) crops has ensured the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, figures released today by Friends of the Earth Europe show.
Mycotoxin plans could slash UK oat production - NFU
UK OAT production could be reduced by 16 per cent if the European Commission presses ahead with ‘unnecessary’ new EU Mycotoxin restrictions, the NFU has warned.
Index 2 remains P target for optimum yield
LATEST findings from new research into critical soil phosphorus (P) levels indicate Olsen P Index 2 remains the target level for optimum yields.
Reducing leaching risk with N timings
SERIOUS loss of nitrogen through leaching is unlikely if N is applied at planting time, according to research by Cambridge University Farm (CUF).
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Act now to help ensure nematicides stay available
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Potash and magnesium minimise water stress
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Blight strain puts fluazinam resistance under spotlight
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Fertiliser demand set to pick up globally
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Cutting energy costs vital for increasing potato profitability
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Crop monitoring highlights rust threat
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Null-Lox web site launched
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Wheat bulb fly egg hatch progressing rapidly in Suffolk
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New rhizo resistance-breaking strain spreads into north Norfolk
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Spring bean opportunity
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Resistant myzus persicae aphid threatens virus yellows control
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Planning to benefit from beet breeding developments
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Wild beet offers a new disease control path
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Scientists reveal effect of pollution on crop yields
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Monsanto gives up on French GM maize
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Rust threat building in mild conditions
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Last season’s Scottish blackleg problem ‘a blip’
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Practical solutions for powdery scab control
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Adopting new techniques when growing potatoes
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Achieving a good ridge in potato crops
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HDC highlights benefits of working together
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Are multi-site fungicides now essential, not optional?
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Finding routes to better arable productivity
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Scottish soils need extra care ahead of spring plantings
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NFU horticulture board outlines plans to lift ailing sector
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Early potato plantings slow
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Spring applications of P and K could prove beneficial to crops
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Heed guidelines as wheat bulb fly season approaches
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Water not the only factor in reducing size of potato crops
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Plan now to overcome possible water restrictions this season