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90-day RhiNo restriction lifted
The restriction limiting potato seed treatments with RhiNo (flutolanil) to within 90 days of planting has been lifted, allowing applications to next…
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Operation Bumblebee redresses plight of the bumblebee
Operation Bumblebee is set to revive the fortunes of the humble bumblebee across the entire UK arable farming area. Over 1000 farmers are now being…
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First Pernilla sugar beet to be lifted
Spilling over grower David Hill's concrete pad is the first commercial crop to be lifted in the UK of Nickerson's sugar beet, Pernilla. The crop was…
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Gatsby – new source of genetic resistance to blossom
Research conducted by ADAS has clearly shown that in taking-on Gatsby winter wheat, Wheat Orange Blossom Midges (WOBM) are effectively signing their…
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NFU Sugar to share reform agenda at beet UK
The NFU is encouraging sugar beet growers to attend one of three Beet UK seminars to be held on Wednesday, October 19. NFU sugar board chairman Mike…
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High fuel and fertiliser costs could favour spring barley over late-drilled winter wheat
THINK twice before continuing to drill winter wheat regardless as we head towards the end of the year, growers are being urged. Ordinarily, switching…
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Increased yields demonstrates efficiency of UK farming says NFU
Estimates for the UK harvest, released today by the NFU, show mixed results for farmers. While total tonnage for oil seed rape has risen, wheat and…
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AIC voices disappointment at Defra stats blunder
The Agricultural Industries Confederation has expressed frustration at the impact which errors in Defra statistics can have on the UK grain market…
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Cleavers just won’t wait!
Cleavers are so competitive and difficult to control that early control in oilseed rape is the only sound strategy to adopt. Leaving weed control…
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Frit fly alert for West and Midlands
Newly-sown winter cereals and grass re-seeds following grassland in the southwest and the south midlands are now at risk from Frit fly. Dow…
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