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Cabbage stem flea beetles with suspected insecticide resistance needed
Farmers are being asked to submit live samples of cabbage stem flea beetle with suspected resistance to insecticides for testing. AHDB-funded…
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Farmers must pay for 'privileged access' to low-skilled labour, report suggests
A seasonal agricultural workers scheme could be the only possible sector-based work migration scheme permitted for low-skilled workers after Brexit…
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Call for clarity after EU ruling on gene-edited crops
The Government has been urged to address the implications of an EU judicial ruling that classes gene-edited crops as Genetically Modified Organisms…
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Early egg count results indicate a relatively low wheat bulb fly risk
Initial egg count results from the autumn wheat bulb fly survey suggest it is likely to be another relatively low-risk year for the pest. Conducted…
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Variety choice is the first form of risk management
News that Vivergo, the Hull-based ethanol producer, will close permanently at the end of the month is distressing, but it holds lessons for us all…
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British Sugar and NFU Sugar announce 2019 sugar beet contract offer
British Sugar and NFU Sugar have announced its agreement on sugar beet contract terms for 2019/20 in a move to help deliver better transparency and…
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British farmer takes pesticide message to heart of the EU
A West Midlands farmer was in Brussels this week to take his message about safe use of pesticides directly to lawmakers in the European Parliament…
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Vivergo Fuels closure will deliver 'significant blow' to grain industry
The announcement that Vivergo Fuels will be closing its door for good has been described as a "significant blow" to the British grain industry, the…
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Bioethanol producers Vivergo Fuels to close for good
Vivergo Fuels Ltd has confirmed it will cease production due to a difficult trading environment. The company, which sources from 900 farms, also…
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Non-EU migrant labour to work on UK farms in new pilot scheme
Non-EU migrant workers will now be able to work on British farms for six months in a new pilot scheme announced by the government. The two year pilot…
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