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The 2019/2020 AHDB cereals and oilseeds Recommended List has been announced, with some new additions that offer exceptional disease resistance.

Five years of in-depth research shows that specialist nutritional seed treatments can substantially improve the performance and profitability of spring cereals.

A flexible variety trialling system that looks beyond headline yields is required by growers and users of cereals and oilseeds in the UK.

New varieties on the AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) boast remarkable untreated yields.

Farmers attending this year’s LAMMA event can pick up top tips on easy and effective ways to protect their stored machinery from rodent damage.

Kent Police has held discussions with the NFU and the CLA on the importance of working together with farmers and landowners to tackle crime.

“Pulses UK is the new name and image for BEPA, and is the association made up of Growers, Processors, Merchants, Packers and Manufacturers,” announced Franek Smith, President, Pulses UK at the organisation’s re-launch.

UK registrations of agricultural tractors (over 50hp) dipped below last year’s level in November, with a total of 711 machines registered, 8% fewer than a year before.

The areas sown to wheat, winter barley and oats in Britain have all increased compared with 2017/18, according to AHDB’s Early Bird Survey.

Today, 5th December, is World Soil Day – a UN-led campaign to highlight the importance of healthy soil and the role it plays in society. Environment Minister Therese Coffey encourages farmers to see

As we mark the significance of healthy farming environments on World Soil Day, our agricultural curiosity takes us across the solar system to places that are rich with untouched soil.

A new line of powered sweepers and sweeper-collectors will be added to a growing implement range by Spaldings at the LAMMA show in January. The powered rotary brush sweepers with