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SEPA reinstates water abstraction licences for Eden but bans Tweed
Scottish authorities have reinstated surface water abstraction licences in the Eden catchment in Fife, but also confirmed that licences for those…
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Rules relaxed to support farmers amid driest weather in decades
Rules are being relaxed to allow farmers to cut or graze areas of land set aside in their agreements, as part of new support to help the sector deal…
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Potato sprout suppressant DMN given full approval for use in GB
The potato sprout suppressant DMN, already approved in numerous European countries, has now been given the green light for use in Great Britain. The…
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Food worth £60m wasted due to lack of workers, NFU warns
Food worth more than £60 million has been wasted because there aren't enough workers to pick, pack and process crops, the NFU has warned. The union's…
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Red tractor appoints new crops sector chair
Kit Papworth has been appointed as Red Tractor’s new Combinable Crops and Sugar Beet Sector Chair after Guy Smith stepped down from the role last…
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'Devastating blow': Fife growers issued water abstraction ban
Authorities in Scotland have banned farmers from taking water from the River Eden catchment in Fife, with farm leaders calling the decision a…
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Caligula receives approval for disease control in sugar beet
Caligula, the foliar fungicide containing fluopyram and prothioconazole from Bayer Crop Science, has been authorised for use in sugar beet. The news…
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Lib Dems call for strategy for farming amid UK drought conditions
The government has been urged to draw up a strategy to ensure farmers can continue to water their crops as the UK braces for drought conditions until…
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Minimum tillage shown to boost ryegrass content in permanent pasture
Using min-till to establish a multi-species sward in permanent pasture has rejuvenated leys at a Montgomeryshire organic dairy farm. The Lloyd family…
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Rapid test for light leaf spot in oilseed rape soon launches
A simple, rapid test to identify the most economically damaging disease in the UK for oilseed rape will be available to buy from September…
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