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Dundee liquid N and sulphur storage facility is fully operational

Omex Agriculture’s brand new 16,000t liquid nitrogen and sulphur storage and distribution facility at Port of Dundee is now fully operational with its first load having left the site recently

New code approved to minimise risk of elevated erucic acid levels in certified seed

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) and the British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB), representing the seed breeding and distribution of certified seed, have launched a new code of practice to

UK agriculture gives its support to charity cycle ride

Some of UK agriculture’s well-known names have come together to support a four-day charity cycle ride in July, which will cover a 260-mile route through Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk.

Live trackers to alert farmers to blowfly prevalence

With spring finally underway and the threat of blowflies rising, a collaboration between Elanco Animal Health and NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) will bring sheep farmers real time updates

Rare vintage and classic tractors help create a successful sale

Cheffins’ Cambridge Vintage Sale at Sutton, near Ely on the 21st April 2018 made a total of £1.4million over 3,000 lots. Showcasing a number of the world’s most unusual classic

The direct route to the right part

TecAlliance, the company behind TecDoc, the electronic replacement parts catalogue, does not just do the business for the automotive and commercial vehicle sectors, it also delivers for the agricultural community,

Lely celebrates its 70th anniversary with a look into the future

At the Lely Future Farm Days in April, Lely presented its vision of the sustainable, fully robotic dairy farm, designed around the cow and committed to the principle of management

Stay alert for disease pressure in cereal crops

Although cereal crops are behind the curve this season, it’s important to continue to monitor them over the next few weeks as disease pressure could build. “Daylight hours are increasing

Yield challenge for bean growers

“The PGRO Bean Yield Challenge looks towards growing a 10 tonne field bean crop by 2020,” says Roger Vickers, Chief Executive of PGRO. “As many will remember, a generation ago, the

Three steps for weed control in delayed beet season

Although some of the 2018 sugar beet crop is still to be drilled improving weather and ground conditions will see growers catch up quickly. Consequently, the crop will, in reality, be only a few weeks behind schedule.

New chemical approvals provide opportunity for soya beans

Controlling pests and diseases in soya beans will now be much easier with the approval of two new Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use (EAMU) registrations; Lambdastar for controlling bean

Fuel-injected chainsaw for easier starting and better economy

The new STIHL MS 500i is the world’s first chainsaw with electronic fuel injection and a never-before achieved power-to-weight ratio.

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