Arable Farming

Reductions have been seen for UK wheat, barley and oilseed rape production in Defra’s final estimates for the 2020 crop, updating the provisional figures published in October.

Weather was a much bigger factor than cabbage stem flea beetle in the poor performance of last season’s winter OSR, according to the latest ADAS Oilseed YEN analyses.

Walkers crisps, one of the largest buyers of British potatoes, is turning its potato waste into fertiliser to reduce its carbon footprint.

Defra is consulting on its draft revised UK National Action Plan (NAP) for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. 

While there is room for optimism in spring barley markets, growers will need to work more closely with traders, maltsters and brewers to tackle increasing variability in the crop.

AHDB has today formally announced a ballot on the continuation of the statutory potato levy will go ahead in the New Year.

Increased production estimates for Australia and Canadian wheat have eased the global on-paper supply estimates.

AHDB has secured an emergency authorisation (EA) for the use of as yet unapproved sprout suppressant DMN.

The French government has adopted an amendment that establishes a temporary tax credit of €2,500 to support farmers who decide in 2021 or 2022 that they will no longer use products containing glyphosate.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to assess a number of emergency authorisations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoids in sugar beet in 2020.