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Usage of maize by UK livestock producers is increasing rapidly with reliability of forage production the main reason behind it, a new survey suggests. Carried out by the Maize Growers

Brassica growers need to be planning their aphid control strategy to prevent virus transmission far earlier in the season, to take advantage of new technologies and mitigate the impact of

Managing for pesticide resistance, a future without neonicotinoids, a possible pregnancy style test for black-grass, predictions of aphid numbers and yellow rust levels for 2017, were just some of the

Farmers are being urged to check if they are in a designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) ahead of the first appeal deadline next week. The first tranche of NVZ designation

Over 90 per cent of growers failed to make a profit on their 2015 winter wheat crop, show the latest figures released by the Farm Business Survey, carried out by

Balancing food and environmental needs, maintaining the flow of migrant workers to provide labour for fresh produce farms, and greater pride in British produce were just three key topics raised

Managing risk and planning for the future in the farming industry will be the major talking points at this year’s Lincolnshire Farming Conference to be held next month. Making its

A comprehensive Healthy Growth Manual from Trouw Nutrition GB will help pig producers develop effective strategies to minimise the impact of reduced use of in-feed antibiotics to their businesses. “The

Syngenta has received UK approval for its new SDHI-based fungicide seed treatment, Vibrance Duo. The approval, which covers use on seed of winter wheat, winter triticale, winter rye and spring

A new spring malting barley variety that could put growing for distilling on a par yield-wise with growing brewing varieties is making strong progress in industry testing, reports its breeder,

Early reports of rust, coupled with increased difficulties curing septoria tritici if it’s allowed to establish, mean winter wheat growers must stay on the front foot against diseases in 2017.