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A team of students from the Barony campus of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has beaten 15 other teams to win the 2016 Mains of Loirston Winter Wheat Challenge trophy.  The

The proportion of nabim Group 1 varieties hitting a typical high quality bread wheat specification is the highest for 13 years, according to the final results of the AHDB Cereals

A research project part-funded by AHDB Horticulture, ‘eyeSpot’, is driving innovation in weed control and aims to reduce herbicide inputs by up to 95%. Experts at University of Reading, Precision Farming

Delaying spring grass weed sprays is a risky strategy for cereal growers looking for effective control of bromes and ryegrass in winter wheat.

Brown & Co has opened a new office in Romania to help optimise returns for investors from what could be one of the next decade’s most lucrative farmland markets. The

Farm managers on AHDB’s Professional Manager Development Scheme are in complete agreement; training does work and more importantly delivers tangible benefits that make a difference to the longevity and sustainability

British company RJ Herbert Engineering Ltd, which has been in administration since July 2016, has been acquired by Dutch company Herbert Engineering BV (effective 1st November 2016). The acquisition of

As farmers prepare to house their cows for the winter months, now is the perfect time to review lameness protocols to incorporate the latest research findings into practice. “Winter housing

The 2016 Smithfield Festival has been hailed a success, following a busy two days of top class judging, competitions and seminars, which culminated with the sale of livestock. Held on

A group of 18 organisations representing the UK livestock sector, under the chairmanship of Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association, met with farming Minister George Eustice and

AHDB has published findings of an extensive review of the Fertiliser Manual RB209, which will form the basis of a new edition of the guide to be released next May.

Further evidence of pyrethroid resistance in Diamondback moths (DBM) has been uncovered by a new study. Three DBM samples, from Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Scotland, tested by researchers at Rothamsted Research