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Premium Crops sold to Cefetra
20th February 2018
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
UK fertiliser price series helps increase market transparency
20th February 2018
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
GB potato stocks up 23 per cent on previous season
20th February 2018
AHDB has announced that GB potato stock levels for the end of November are estimated at 3.6m tonnes, the highest level for this point in the season since 2011/12. Amber
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Survey highlights extent of UK-wide brome problem
1st February 2018
A four-year project investigating the extent of brome on arable farms in the UK is also focusing on the weed’s potential for herbicide resistance
Research is key to make money from diversification
23rd January 2018
Farmers should resist the temptation to pursue what seem like ‘quick-win’ diversifications without thoroughly researching them, says rural surveyor and founder of The Business Barn, Hannah Moule. “There is a
Ramularia much easier to spot, thanks to new AHDB guidance
23rd January 2018
Ramularia symptoms are now much easier to spot and quantify, thanks to new guidance published by AHDB.
AHDB commits £5m to fix ‘fragmented’ farming innovation pipeline
23rd January 2018
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.
Trials results released at AHDB SPot farm East event
23rd January 2018
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 TASCC Codes of Practice issued
23rd January 2018
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
Exchange rates cause farmers’ subsidies to shrink
23rd January 2018
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
Study shows urea fails to deliver grassland promise
23rd January 2018
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
All poultry keepers must follow bird flu biosecurity protocols, says BFREPA
23rd January 2018
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
