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Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid (23 February) by Environment Secretary Michael Gove. The proposals will also give the

Kuhn Farm Machinery has added four new models to its range of Oceanis trailed crop sprayers: the Oceanis 5002, 5602, 6902 and 7702 machines have tank capacities of 5,000, 5,600, 6,900 and 7,700 litres respectively and are available with compact, all-aluminium booms in widths of 24–48m.

The PGRO Roadshow, in association with Syngenta, has been working its way across the country, offering an insight into the crops’ latest market outlook and agronomy developments to over 250

British growers of malting barley for brewing and distilling will be able to use the new fungicide Elatus Era on crops this season, says its manufacturer Syngenta – after news

Sealey is celebrating its 40th year in business and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to create a special promotion. It launched on 1st February and is valid until

A short growing season and limited ability to compensate for setbacks makes it vital to establish spring cereals as rapidly and with as little weed competition as possible. All the more so given the restricted range of in-crop herbicide options available.

Spring wheat growers have a new weed killer at their disposal this season after Dow AgroSciences secured approval for Broadway Star to be used in the crop.

The findings from on-farm trials could help combat a deadly potato disease that causes around £26 million worth of damage to crops in the UK each year. According to demonstrations

  Long standing spring bean variety Fuego is keeping the competition at bay on one Lincolnshire farm, with reliable performance delivering yield and quality year in, year out. First on

Bio-control of soft fruit pests is becoming increasingly complex and must be backed up with solid on-farm support based on expert knowledge and experience, argues Mark Davies, commercial head of

Cefetra Ltd, a company with a trading volume of over 4 million tonnes of grain and products per year, has confirmed the acquisition of Premium Crops, a provider of premium and

A new monthly series of UK fertiliser prices from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will help increase transparency in the market. The monthly price information will cover the