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Farmers see lowest average profit since 2003
It’s time for farmers to ride out the financial climate and look at costs and efficiencies, say leading chartered accountants Duncan & Toplis. Duncan…
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Well over 40 specialist crops for a classic herbicide in its 40th year
Vegetable, allium and nursery crop growers have suffered in the last few years through the loss of crop protection actives, either as more products…
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Grainseed taking on new seed sales specialist
Grainseed are pleased to announce that Lucy Smith-Reeve is joining the team as Seed sales specialist. Graduating from Reading University in 1999-2001…
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Morrisons launches hybrid plant in UK first - grows tomatoes and potatoes at the same time
Morrisons has launched the UK's first hybrid plant, a multi-tasking plant that grows fresh tomatoes and potatoes in one pot at the same time…
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Suspicions the aggressive Warrior 3 rust race could threaten this season
Suspicions that the aggressive Warrior 3 rust race could be a threat this season have been raised by breeders Limagrain UK; growers are warned to be…
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University team in Chernobyl, Ukraine to study how radioactive isotopes can affect agriculture
A team from The University of Nottingham have been collecting samples from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to investigate the long term behaviour of…
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New gene-detecting technology brings resilient superwheat closer
Scientists at the John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) have pioneered a new gene-detecting technology which, if deployed…
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Bayer opens up fields to 60 students to promote farming as a career choice
Around 60 University of Cardiff students were shown around Bayer and NIAB oilseed rape and wheat variety trials at Callow in Herefordshire this week…
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Rothamsted Research given the green light to carry out 'omega-3 GM field trial'
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission by Defra to carry out a GM field trial looking into growing omega-3 on the Rothamsted Farm in 2016…
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Highest spends don't necessarily mean highest yields
Challenging disease scenarios’ with rising input costs are a grower’s biggest challenge to margins this year – but do they need to be? This is the…
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