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Countryside Stewardship grants soon to open for applications
Thousands of hectares of England’s countryside are set to benefit from further protection thanks to 2 grants to be rolled out under the Countryside…
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Educational experience The Hive comes to the UK to teach people about bees and crops
After a spectacular run as the centrepiece of the gold medal winning UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and the Royal…
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Count on Bees‘n’Seeds to increase farmland bird numbers
Farmers across the UK are being urged to join in the Big Farmland Bird Count next week (6th – 14th February), with Syngenta Operation Pollinator…
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'Falling farm incomes today will jeopardise tomorrow’s food supply'
A prolonged period of drops in farmgate prices are largely to blame for the falling farm income the National Farmers’ Union said. Defra’s latest Farm…
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Alternative strategies for cabbage stem flea beetle control needed this spring
Controlling cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) is going to need a step change in approach, was the warning from Alan Dewar of Dewar Crop Protection, at…
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'Technological progress is the key to productivity and sustainability in agriculture'
Technological progress is the key to productivity and sustainability in agriculture, a new report to the European Parliament stresses. Genetic…
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Welsh potato growers get latest know-how to support their businesses
Over 50 Welsh potato growers gathered at the County Showground in Pembrokeshire, 14 January, to get the latest AHDB knowledge and tools to support…
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Potato growers aim high with best practice workshop
A group of potato growers are set to hear the latest cutting-edge advice on agronomy and marketing at a breakfast meeting next week. With potato…
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Farmers being asked to share views on crop pollination as part of a Europe-wide research project
Super-B aims to develop sustainable pollination strategies through better understanding the needs of growers and beekeepers. Dr Lorna Cole…
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Lancashire grower facing financial ruin following floods
Grower Allan Butler says he feels like he has ‘worked all of his life for nothing’ after losing around 55 acres of crops, worth an estimated £230k…
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