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Beans are ready for their second fungicide spray
The recent wet weather has increased the incidence of chocolate spot and rusts in beans and the second spray, which is scheduled before the end of…
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Varietal Choice is more than just yield
The potentially high profit margins enjoyed by oilseed rape growers this year mean that variety selection has become more critical and some industry…
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Space Technology helps Norfolk Farmers plus FREE mapping service
Law Fertilisers, the independent fertiliser company supplying farmers in Norfolk, is utilising NASA space technology to improve the use of…
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Food prices to soar on back of devastating US floods
An expanding drought in Australia's grain belt has already been blamed for contributing to a world food crisis, and now floods in the US midwest…
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Corn sets all-time high on U.S. crop fears
Corn prices surged to a record high on Monday and looked set to climb further as widespread flooding in a key producing region, the U.S. Midwest…
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Climate now right for GB herbage seed producers
A minimum price guarantee and increasing global demand for the UK-bred Aber ryegrass varieties are amongst a raft of strong arguments in favour of…
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New, fast-tracked hybrid barley offers high Volume output
WINTER feed barley growers looking for extra yield to make the most of buoyant grain prices will have a third, high-yielding hybrid variety to choose…
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Corn prices surge to record high
Corn prices have hit new highs after the US Department of Agriculture forecast that output would fall because of poor weather. Corn hit a record…
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Agriculture performed poorly
Agriculture sector performed poorly in 2007-08, growing at 1.5 percent against the target of 4.8 percent and it was due to poor performance of major…
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Ministry proposes protection of most fertile rice land
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is proposing strict and long-term protection of the most fertile land for rice farming in an…
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