Author Posts: Farmers Guide

Launched by seed company Limagrain UK, Stem Health is a new characteristic that offers resistance to the three most common stem-based diseases in OSR varieties, enabling the crops to reach their full genetic potential.

Farming groups have criticised the government over plans to sign trade agreements with Canada and Mexico that will lead to low-welfare imports of beef and pork undercutting British producers.

Farmers can now apply for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and claim for their existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements.

A new whitepaper published by EIT Food, in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN, outlines six priority recommendations which, if implemented, would support the ruminant livestock industry to achieve a transition to Net Zero.

In an open letter to medical journal The Lancet, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has formally requested the retraction of The Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

NIAB research has highlighted the immediate priority for growers to target grass weeds already in the crop now, rather than waiting for more to emerge later in the spring. The results reinforce the role of Axial Pro for early grass weed control.

As we experience volatile global grain market events, the likes of which no one has ever seen before, the British farmer-owned grain marketing and arable inputs co-operative has reported a profit of £3.1m for the year to 30 June 2022.

Protecting yield potential with a proven biostimulant will be crucial this spring to help crops put their roots down and make the most of precious nutrition, according to Stuart Sutherland, Technical Manager at Interagro.

In the wake of falling fly-tipping incidents over the past year, a rural insurance specialist is calling on farmers and landowners to double down on their efforts to keep environmental criminals at bay to maintain the positive trend.

His Majesty King Charles III is today (Thursday 9th March) paying a visit to the Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) in Weybridge to offer his congratulations to scientists and staff for their role in fighting the UK’s biggest avian flu outbreak to date.

Corteva Agriscience has donated more than $500,000 to support people in Turkey affected by the devastating earthquake.

GROW Your Own Potatoes kits have been delivered to more than 6,000 schools nationwide after the programme was saved from closure thanks to support from across the industry. Kids across the country will now get hands-on with farm-to-fork learning as they plant the potatoes this week.