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Green MEPs receive test results confirming presence of glyphosate in urine
Green MEPs have received test results confirming the presence of weedkiller glyphosate in their urine. Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used…
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June farm walk highlights maturing miscanthus market opportunities
The miscanthus market is growing at a rapid rate and one Lincolnshire producer has planted 1000 hectares of the crop to service a handful of…
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Beware poor fermentation in first cut silage crops
Low sugars and high nitrogen levels in grass crops following the cold, dull spring could compromise fermentation of first cut silage in some clamps…
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Co-operative sends warning letter to EU Commission: “Fruit and vegetable growers suffering crisis situation”
EU co-operative Copa & Cogeca have sent a letter to the EU Commission today warning new plans to support the EU fruit and vegetable sector are…
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Trials show later-season fungicide protection of hybrid barley can reduce brackling and boost yield
Growers of hybrid barley – now estimated to account for nearly a quarter of the UK's winter feed barley area – are being urged to maintain good green…
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NFU will persist in applying for emergency use of neonicotinoid after being denied
The NFU has said it will persist in applying for the emergency use of neonicotinoid seed treatments on behalf of farmers facing pressure from cabbage…
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Pea growers launch 'Great British Pea Week' to herald harvesting season
Great British Pea Week (11 – 17 July 2016), an annual national awareness week dedicated to peas, will launch this year to celebrate the British pea…
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Government rejects NFU emergency application of neonicotinoid to battle stem flea beetle
Defra has rejected an emergency application made by the NFU for growers to use banned neonicotinoid seed treatments on oilseed rape this autumn. The…
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Herefordshire farmers see sheep maintaining apple orchard without any damage
A group of Innovative Farmers in Herefordshire have found that Shropshire sheep did not damage apple trees when grazed in an orchard. Sheep would…
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Highly SDHI resistant UK septoria isolates detected in crop tests
A small number of septoria tritici isolates, collected at sites in the UK in 2015, have been confirmed as being highly resistant to SDHI fungicides…
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