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Farmers warned of contamination risk in first-cut silage
Farmers are being encouraged to test first-cut silage before feed-out amid reports of high levels of ash in some silage crops. While average ash…
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500% jump in fertiliser firm profits 'likely fuelling' food inflation
A 500 percent jump in fertiliser company profits last year is likely fuelling food price inflation, suggests new analysis. The Energy and Climate…
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'Blow' to markets as Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal
Russia’s decision to pull out of the Black Sea grain deal is a blow to the markets and will halt the flow of agri commodities leaving Ukraine…
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Scotland's renewables boost vertical farming credentials
Scotland’s increasing use of renewable energy could make vertical farming techniques more climate friendly than the traditional ways that greens are…
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Scottish fruit and veg growers to benefit from £6m in new support
Growers in Scotland have been given £6m in support over the next two years to help improve the quality, market value and sustainability of their…
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Call for wheat brown rust samples as population shift suspected
Growers are being urged to send brown rust samples into the UK cereal pathogen virulence survey (UKCPVS) to help investigate a suspected virulence…
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Growers told to be vigilant after Colorado potato beetle sighting in Kent
Farmers and growers are being are asked to remain vigilant after the government confirmed findings of Colorado potato beetle larvae in Kent today…
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New EU glyphosate study 'did not identify critical areas of concern'
A new EU study on the health and environmental impact of glyphosate - the world's most widely used weedkiller - "did not identify critical areas of…
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Migrant farm workers retain just 8% of retail price of produce, report says
The average migrant seasonal farmworker on a strawberry farm in the UK retains less than 8% of the retail price for a punnet of strawberries…
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UK must lead EU on precision breeding, society says
The UK must retain its 'leading edge' over the rest of Europe by further promoting the research, investment and innovation of precision breeding…
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