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Energy saving programme extended to soft fruit sector
The UK soft fruit industry can now benefit from energy and cost saving advice following the extension of the GrowSave programme. FEC Energy and the…
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Light leaf spot risk relatively low, says autumn forecast
The autumn light leaf spot (LLS) preliminary forecast shows that the disease risk to winter oilseed rape is relatively low. The regional forecast…
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Safeguard gene-editing technologies for farming, scientists say
Plant scientists have urgently called on policy makers in the UK and EU to safeguard gene-editing technologies for agriculture. Leading researchers…
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2018 harvest shows significant falls in production of wheat and barley
The first official estimate of the 2018 harvest shows significant falls in production of both wheat and barley compared with last year. Figures…
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Old coal mines could help create huge underground crop farms
Abandoned coal mining and civil air defence tunnels could be linked together to form underground, intensive crop planting areas to feed the rising…
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Farm businesses battle to win title of Scottish Arable Farm of Year
Three farmers from across Scotland with "very different" approaches to their business have been named the finalists for Scottish Arable Farm of the…
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Major bioethanol plant to pause production due to 'difficult market conditions'
A major bioethanol plant located in Teeside will pause production from the end of November, affecting thousands of jobs in the supply chain. The…
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Brexit could compromise farmers' biosecurity, Lords report says
The UK could lose access to EU alerts on animal and plant disease threats, which could in turn compromise farmers' biosecurity, a report has…
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Farmers go 'lo-fi' for Halloween with 1.6m pumpkins harvested
Cambridgeshire farmers are set to harvest 1.6 million pumpkins this Halloween with the adoption of 'lo-fi' growing methods. Planted back in May, the…
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Changes to phosphate offtake values ‘could be justified’
A lowering of the AHDB’s Nutrient Management Guide’s (RB209) phosphate offtake values for cereals “could be justified”, according to results of a…
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