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Wheat trials underline need for disease resistance The importance of growing wheat varieties with a high level of inherent disease resistance, using top-quality seed coated with a proven seed treatment... New crop opportunities hits the news New Crop Opportunities, the electronic farm management aid, launched by BCPC in 2007, has reached an important milestone with the number of ’nov... No supply shortage with FMX With all the hoo-ha about product shortages for some pre-em herbicides for wheat, Interfarm are inviting advisors and farmers to plan ways to integrat... New soil nitrogen calculator launched Farmers will be able to take advantage of a new soil nitrogen supply calculator which could save them time and money, while helping to protect the env... Crop World gears up for London 2010 By now you will have seen that the BCPC Congress and Exhibition – which has been running annually since 1967 – has been renamed Crop World 2010 (www.c... Healthy soils = Healthy profits Earlier this year dairy farmer Clive Pugh hosted an enthusiastic crowd eager to see his innovative Anaerobic Digester units. Following the success of ... After trifluralin, what have we learnt? Agronomists across the UK are successfully coping with the loss of the residual herbicide trifluralin and have adjusted their weed control programmes ... Don’t fall at last hurdle with slug-holed potatoes Higher potential market values for this season’s crops are incentivising growers to keep potato tubers in tip top condition in the weeks and day... Arable contract agreements for fluctuating markets The terms of many arable contracting agreements were drawn up during a period of consistently low farming margins. In this situation, a split substan... Wheat harvest down on five year average Wheat production is down on the five year average according to results of a NFU members’ survey. With cropping area up around six per cent a... Bratter appointed US grains director The U.S. Grains Council is pleased to announce Rebecca Bratter accepted the position of director of development. Bratter will aid the Council in devel... Stewardship crucial to success of European crops As new EU legislation on the approval and use of pesticides takes effect, continued progress in stewardship will be critical to the future success of ... Applying pellets? - seasonal advice from BCPC At a time of year when fertiliser spreading and slug pellet application is being considered farmers and growers need to ensure that their applications... Harvest Products - including new Nitro twine New Nitro twine is the latest innovation in crop baling, this new stronger twine gives optimum performance in every condition and crop type. Nitro has... Protect your harvest with superior stack tarpaulin These superior grade Stack Tarpaulins from McVeigh Parker are designed to ensure that bales can be safely stored outdoors without loss of quality, and... Wheat Report 6th September 2010 Following last week’s announcement by Yara and GrowHow that Nitrogen prices were to increase by £30/tonne for October deliveries, speculation in... Fast action to tackle volunteer competition threat The threat from volunteer cereal competition to establishing oilseed rape could be extremely high this season, as a result of the protracted and diffi... Weekly market report FEED WHEAT • Egypt continued its habit of issuing tenders on dips in futures markets – they subsequently bought 225,000mt of US hard wheat – at rel... Feed-in tariff installations double in August Figures for August show a sharp increase in uptake with nearly 4,000 Feed-In Tariff eligible installations going live, totalling 11.28MW of capacity. ... NFU highlights effect of feed price rise The NFU continues to highlight the effect high wheat prices have had on feed costs and the impact of this on the poultry sector. Over the last month ... Maize Descriptive list simplifies variety choice The NIAB 2011 Forage Maize Descriptive List has a new look following changes aimed at simplifying the variety choice process for growers. The most ... Wet weather brings parasite risk Livestock producers are being urged to keep an eye on the weather, because wet conditions are ideal for fluke to thrive and pose real challenges to ca... Low biomass, low maintenance, low production costs A leading agronomist in the South is convinced that too much emphasis is being placed on gross margins and not enough on cost of production per tonne.... Both Phoma and Light Leaf Spot are important Growers are being warned that they need to consider both Phoma stem canker as well as Light Leaf Spot when choosing their oilseed rape variety and pla... Protecting valuable grain Following a difficult, protracted and sometimes wet harvest, growers should make sure that they keep a close eye on their grain stores and treat with ... Widening weed control options this autumn Farmers are having to cope with serious weed control problems this autumn, following the legacy of poor weed control last season, and yet they have fe... Gambling on the wheat market With higher grain prices hitting the headlines, NFU Cymru will use Monmouthshire Show to urge cereal growers not to gamble with the market and risk lo... Scottish barley grower remains optimistic Scottish malting barley grower Will Hamilton is convinced that current concerns about the future of the crop will be short-lived and that as the count... Changes to PA training for slug pelleting operator The City & Guilds Land Based Services has announced changes to existing PA4 granular application certifications ahead of the main slug pelleting seaso... Backward beet needs time to bulk Don’t abandon backward sugar beet crops too quickly this autumn, as there is still plenty of time to bulk up with yield and root sugar content i... NFU harvest survey 2010 Following the driest start to a year in eight decades, NFU Cymru will use this week’s Denbigh and Flint Show to encourage farmers to fill in the... Dawn Porter's Potato Challenge An exciting new challenge is taking place to put the spotlight on potatoes as a convenient and healthy ingredient for busy consumers, and increase con... Russian ban shows need for domestic grain The need to maintain productive agriculture at home has been emphasised by NFU Cymru at this year’s Pembrokeshire Show following the recent anno... Wheat market update Russia’s Prime Minister signs an order banning exports of wheat, barley and maize from 15th August to December 31st. The order also propose... Farmers dodge rain and keep 15% of wheat harvest Farmers have dodged the showery weather to reap 15 per cent of the UK wheat harvest, and despite significant drying requirements in the north, the yie... Astrid – top of the heap In NIAB TAG and HGCA trials programmes in East Anglia as well as in the experience of a leading Cambridgeshire farmer, the conventional low biomass wi... Russia's grain trade ban highlights domestic needs The NFU has said today’s announcement from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to place a temporary export ban on grain emphasises the need to... Crop market will improve - Nickerson Scottish malting barley grower Will Hamilton is convinced that current concerns about the future of the crop will be short-lived and that as the count... Oilseed rape varieties open up new options Oilseed Rape growers in the north of England and in Scotland face a different growing environment to those further south, and the increasing choice of... New chairman for NFU Potato forum Tim Papworth has been elected as chairman of the NFU Potato Forum. As chairman of the group, he will become vice chairman on the national NFU horticul... No complacency with wheat rust control Winter wheat variety choice ahead of drilling this autumn is likely to follow a similar pattern to the current season, with growers relying on the suc... New barley varieties for UK growers Null-Lox spring malting barley is a new development from the Carlsberg Research Centre, moving malt and beer quality onto the next level. Null-Lox... Potato growers question experts at event Potato growers will have the opportunity to put their questions to specialists at the East of England Potato Day to be held on September 1 at Frederic... Wheatpool results shine in market David Sheppard, Gleadell Agriculture’s managing director, today announced the company’s Wheat Pool results for April to June 2010: "W... US grains council elects new board A new slate of officers and Board of Directors were elected at the U.S. Grains Council’s 50th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting. Terry Vinduska,... Maize boosts forage production in summer The general shortage of forage, which has been brought about by the extremely dry summer in some parts of the country this year and is causing much co... Seed industry leader Gilbert dies Stephen Gilbert, former managing director of what is now the globally successful agricultural and amenity seeds business Germinal Holdings Limited, ha... Growers look for consistency in oil seed rape Agronomic characters such as disease resistance and plant height are being overlooked in favour of vigour and consistency in oilseed rape concludes a ... Potato storage efficiency on the agenda Issues surrounding potato storage such as efficiency will be one of the many topics on the agenda at the Storage Event to be held at Sutton Bridge Cro... Why change your rape variety if you’re happy A leading farmer in Suffolk has been growing the low biomass oilseed rape variety Astrid since 2005 and sees no good reason not to continue growing it...