Crops

In conjunction with Bayer we will be keeping track of winter wheat crop development this season as emergence is likely to be variable following the challenging conditions.

OSR growers at the latest Syngenta iOSR group meeting highlighted their commitment to their most profitable break crop, but reinforced the need for a better understanding of establishment to achieve more consistent results.

US maize values remain low and very close to triggering the EU minimum maize import levy. 

Scaled back Scotch Whisky production due to the coronavirus outbreak has left many barley growers wondering if there will be a market for their crop.

EU member states recently voted to restrict the sowing of seed treated with fungicide metalaxyl-M to glasshouses, meaning it will be lost as a seed treatment to sugar beet growers in just over a year’s time.

Defra has launched its Pick for Britain campaign as part of efforts to attract British workers to help harvest crops, but industry chiefs continue to raise concerns over severe labour shortages.

Farmers and recruiters have turned to charter flights to bring in fruit and vegetable pickers from Romania to keep up with demand during the coronavirus pandemic.

Wheat prices have stabilised a little since the middle of March when the full scale of coronavirus hit countries across the world, but the general trend remains upwards amid global stockpiling European weather fears.

The food supply chain, including supermarkets and brands, is under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions. However, with most carbon said to be generated in the farm production phase, their scope is limited unless the

Across continental Europe, severe frosts have impacted rapeseed crops across France, Poland and Germany.