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Growers urged to prepare for slug onslaught this summer
Growers are being urged to prepare for a slug onslaught this summer as reports indicate populations have surged after several months of wet weather…
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Innovative use of deep surface cultivations may give farmers effective non-chemical control for creeping thistle
A group from the Innovative Farmers network are now in year three of trials into control of the pernicious weed creeping thistle. Innovative Farmers…
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Wet weather and warm temperatures create 'perfect storm' for potato blight
Wet weather and warm temperatures have created the perfect storm for potato blight across England, this year. With crop values creeping up, the need…
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Legacy of last autumn’s high incidence of Phoma now 'clearly evident' in oilseed rape due to 'cankers'
The legacy of last autumn’s high incidence of Phoma is now 'clearly evident' in oilseed rape crops approaching harves, says Syngenta. The effect seen…
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Baton handed on - 64 billion pints worth of malt later
When Euan Macpherson joined Crisp Malting Group in 1987, the company was making 120,000 tonnes of malt a year. During his tenure, production has more…
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Global demand for grain and animal feeds looks to Brazil's 75m hectares of underused pasturelands
Brazil features over 75 million hectares of underused pasturelands which could be turned into productive cropland. Together with the expected…
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Miscanthus grown from seed available as soon as 2019
Establishing miscanthus from seed rather than rhizome has taken a step nearer to commercial reality with field trials of three promising hybrid…
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Oilseed rape plantings shows 9 per cent decline, according to AHDB stats
The 2016 AHDB Planting and Variet Oilseed rape (OSR) in England and Scotland has seen a 9% decline. Winter barley and wheat areas have also declined…
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'Subtropical Cornwall' means new exotic crops such as quinoa are now 'likely to succeed'
The subtropical weather in Cornwall means new exotic crops such as quinoa and Japanese persimmon are now more likely to succeed, according to a new…
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'The future of farming in a post EU-world': Law firm Wright Hassall looks at possible outcomes
Agriculture is one of the largest beneficiaries of EU funding in the UK (56.6% in 2014 according to the 2014 EU Financial Report). A concern for most…
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