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Chemical giants submit registration application to EU for new fungicide
Two of the world’s biggest chemical companies have submitted a registration application in the EU for a new fungicide. Japanese chemical giant…
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£100,000 in grants to help promote UK crop research
A study to help farmers protect their barley against Ramularia Leaf Spot is among four projects to benefit from a total of almost £100,000 in new…
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Growers finding it difficult to recruit seasonal workers since Brexit vote
Three out of five growers are finding it more difficult to recruit seasonal workers as a result of the UK voting to leave the EU, new research shows…
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Novel spore trap could revolutionise crop disease monitoring
An automated spore trap has been developed which could revolutionise disease monitoring in agricultural crops. The device, which was developed as…
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Devon farmer takes first cereal harvest of the year
The combine was out last Friday afternoon in Devon where farmer Roger Adams has taken what is thought to be the UK’s first cereal harvest of the…
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Men arrested in connection to large scale theft of strawberries from farms
Three men have been arrested in connection with the large scale theft of strawberries from fruit farms in Kent. It is reported that since early May…
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UK looks to Finland to help improve arable efficiency
Greater take up of min-till or no-till arable systems, found in countries like Finland, could help British farmers improve efficiency. Efficient…
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Hands Free Hectare project wins BBC's 'Future Food' award
A world-first project which drilled, tended and harvested a crop of spring barley without operators on the machines has won the BBC's Future Food…
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Gove announces £5.3m fund to improve UK crop resilience
Multi-million pound funding has been announced by the government to develop scientific breakthroughs in UK crop research and innovation. The funding…
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'Your Harvest' campaign launched to raise awareness of arable sector importance
A new campaign to raise the profile of the British arable sector has been launched today in a bid to educate and increase understanding of the sector…
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