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High yielding varieties with low Phoma resistance need looking after
With the autumn of 2008 being one of many contrasts for oilseed rape, growers are being urged to keep monitoring their crops, particularly those with…
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Zimbabwe doomed to another failed harvest
The land is fertile, the rain is falling, but the agricultural system has been destroyed by Robert Mugabe The road west from Harare leads through…
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PGRO seed testing results prove good seed quality from the 2008 pulse harvest
"The PGRO seed laboratory has been busy this year, and we have seen a 40% increase in the number of both winter and spring beans for testing," says…
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Precision farming cuts costs on cane farms
Sugarcane growers are experiencing significant savings in crop preparation time and lower fuel costs by adopting precision controlled traffic farming…
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NFU call to arms as Brussels threatens Christmas sprouts
Christmas favourite, the humble sprout, is under threat after Brussels announced new legislation on pesticides which will make the festive veg very…
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Rain further downgrades feed wheat
More heavy rain in the New England and north-west New South Wales on the weekend has led to a further downgrading to feed wheat of a large part of…
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EU pesticide proposals could doom British carrot production
The loss of certain sprays deemed too hazardous for farmers to use could bring an end to carrot production in the UK, the Government’s leading…
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EU Approves Imports of GM Soybean
The EU has given a green light to imports of a genetically modified soybean made by US-based agriculture giant Monsanto, the European Commission…
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Farming sector goes against the grain
The Australian rural sector is expected to hold its own in the face of the world economic downturn with exports rising by 6.9 per cent to $29.38…
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Grains industry finds a southern pulse
Although the region has become well known for high-yielding cereal and oilseed crops, pulse production is yet to take off in the Western District in…
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