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The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is committing £5m to fund Britain’s next generation of agricultural experts in an effort to overhaul the industry’s “fragmented” innovation and skills pipeline.

Results from trials held at the Elveden Farm Estate, Suffolk were revealed in early January as growers and agronomists gathered at Newmarket Racecourse for SPot farm East Results Day.

New Codes of Practice for the Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) have been published on the Agricultural Industries Confederation’s website ahead of the codes coming into force on

Farmers who receive EU subsidies stand to lose out if they don’t account for shifts in currency exchange rates. Subsidies like the Basic Payment Scheme are paid to farmers from

Urea matches the performance of ammonium nitrate (AN) in just over 20% of grassland application scenarios, suggests a study of the last three years’ weather carried out at Reaseheath College

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association says it is vital that all poultry keepers follow heightened biosecurity protocols following the implementation of a bird flu Prevention Zone. DEFRA announced

Wheat’s ability to defend itself against yellow rust now and in the future will be explored at this year’s UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) stakeholder event. The latest pathogen

Take prompt action to secure your choice of spring seeds and avoid potential disappointment, says David Bouch, Hutchinsons seeds manager.

Vaderstad tests its cultivation products in the field, and at a local quarry. VADERSTAD INTRODUCES LIFETIME WARRANTY ON DISCS Genuine Väderstad discs that fail during their lifetime will be replaced

Dr Mike Storey has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution to the British potato industry. Head of Resource Management at AHDB, Dr Storey received the

Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry, delegates heard at the 2017 AHDB Agronomists’ Conference. The message came following the annual

Richardson Milling (UK) ltd, the Canadian conglomerate that bought Bedford-based European Oat Millers earlier this year, is seeking growers of good quality spring oats as consumer demand continues to grow.