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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) estimates that the total area in Great Britain planted with potatoes is 119,000ha, a fall of 3 per cent on the previous year.

Free range egg producers are calling for an immediate price increase as the cost of feed continues to rise. Dry weather has caused poor crop yields across Europe’s major wheat-growing

Dairy farmers are being reminded of the important role of dry cow management, in particular nutrition, when looking to secure future herd health, fertility and productivity. Nutritional advisor at Quality

  Now is the time to start bringing under control ragwort which has witnessed an upsurge in growth this season. “Treating silage and haylage fields in September will help to

Harvest Results have been analysed from the majority (17/22) of the winter barley sites in the 2018 trial system, reports AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds. The average treated yield of control

Winter oilseed rape yield data from three trials – South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Essex – have been added to AHDB’s Harvest Results pages. The average gross output value of the control varieties is 4.96t/ha, which is below the four-year average value of 5.43t/ha.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has announced it is to scrap its AGM following incidents taking place outside of official activities earlier this year.

The latest data on in-store airflow, tuber respiration and sprout suppression is included in the 3rd edition of Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research’s (SBCSR) Potato Store Managers’ Guide. The guide

Water companies are calling for more agronomist support on the back of the success of the Metaldehyde Stewardship Group’s ‘Get Pelletwise! Agronomic Updates’ system, that is now entering its fourth consecutive season.

The Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) of several insecticides used to protect stored crops of wheat, rye, maize and sorghum have recently been reviewed. Given the early harvest, it is important

Potato growers are being urged to keep a close eye on crops for signs of late blight (Phytopthora infestans) despite the recent dry weather seemingly acting to keep the disease

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