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Adverse weather affecting farm profits says MP

Adverse weather affecting farm profits says MP
21-08-2008 09:03 AM | Cereal, Crops, News
Drought-tolerant wheat: 'Promising results'
Release trials with drought-tolerant wheat are being conducted again this year in Australia. GMO Safety spoke to German Spangenberg about previous res...
03-07-2008 21:16 PM | Cereal, News
Big ship to North Africa rounds off successful 2007-8 grain export campaign
Leading exporters Gleadell Agriculture rounded off a successful 2007-8 campaign with the MV Elisabeth Bolten loading 12,000mt of ukp branded milling w...
30-06-2008 16:33 PM | Crops, Arable, Cereal, News
Time to treat grain stores in preparation for harvest
With harvest approaching, growers should be planning to treat the fabric of their grain stores now before stores are filled up once again. Empty grai...
12-06-2008 15:07 PM | Cereal, News
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 ...
11-06-2008 15:13 PM | Arable, Cereal, Organic, News, Shows and Events
Key players to gather at national organic arable event
Key players in the feed, seed and milling sectors are to gather at a national event aimed at attracting more converts to organic arable production, it...
21-05-2008 14:47 PM | Crops, Arable, Cereal, Organic, News, Shows and Events
Event plans to de-mystify organic arable and attract converts
With organic arable crops in critically short supply a leading organic certifier has announced a major event to focus on the challenges and rewards to...
02-05-2008 09:37 AM | Cereal, News
EU proposals threaten vital wheat fungicides
The main group of fungicides used to protect UK and European wheat crops – the triazoles – could be outlawed under plans being proposed by the EU Agri...
01-05-2008 15:32 PM | Cereal, News
Cereals Event stand looks ahead to buoyant arable era and new enhanced crop protection packs
'LOOKING forward to a buoyant era of arable farming.' That will be the major theme for Syngenta Crop Protection at this year's combined Ce...
09-04-2008 15:25 PM | Cereal, News
Match the right herbicide to tackle cleavers threat
Cleavers pose the biggest weed threat to cereal profits so choosing the right herbicide to protect profits is vital for maximum returns, according to ...
14-03-2008 13:05 PM | Cereal, Arable, Diversification, Crops, Products, Produce, Farmshops, Dairy, Organic, Poultry, Cattle, News
The Rising Cost of Food
Agricultural and food prices are on the up. Sharp price increases of wheat and oil, and indeed other basic food commodities, all point towards a m...
20-02-2008 15:34 PM | Cereal, Products, Produce, News, Shows and Events
Over 6,000 bowls of Dorset Cereals are enjoyed
The UK's fastest growing breakfast cereal company Dorset Cereals, donated over 6,000 breakfasts to events held throughout the country for Farmhous...
30-01-2008 13:09 PM | Cereal, Arable, Crops, News
Wheat Board given ultimatum
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz issued an ultimatum to the Canadian Wheat Board yesterday, saying he intends to introduce legislation to end the board...
30-01-2008 13:01 PM | Crops, Cereal, Market Reports, Products, Produce, News
Gvt attempts to salvage season ‘too little, too late’
While Zimbabwe needs about two million tonnes of maize per year to feed its population, it is unlikely to harvest more than 600 000 tonnes this year, ...
30-01-2008 12:56 PM | Crops, Arable, Cereal, News
Government Fails to Pay Wheat Farmers
Wheat farmers here have blasted the government for reneging on its promise of paying half the price of their produce that they remit to the Grain Mark...
26-01-2008 10:15 AM | Cereal, News
Farmer’s Market to encourage buying locally
Advertisement Indiana is one of the top corn-producing states in the nation, but corn is not the only vegetable on the menu. This Saturday, Bloom...
24-01-2008 12:07 PM | Cereal, News
Gleadell Agriculture arrives in the South
Gleadell Agriculture, the third largest grain merchanting company in the UK, have opened a new trading office in the south of England, making the comp...
17-01-2008 00:00 AM | Crops, Cereal, News
Barley straw yields not a tall story, indicate trials
An independently-managed farm trial of spring barley has once again shown that a taller variety doesn't always result in the highest yield of stra...
17-01-2008 00:00 AM | Crops, Cereal, News
Black-grass control – don’t get caught out in the cold
WINTER wheat growers concerned about how to tackle dormant black-grass once it starts emerging may need to develop alternative strategies if they are ...
11-01-2008 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Pick of pulse positives this spring says trader
If you are thinking about growing pulses this spring, think about the positives says Ian Skinn, pulses trader with Gleadell Agriculture. The market fo...
21-12-2007 00:00 AM | Crops, Arable, Cereal, Organic, News
Festive Spirit
Hebridean farmers watched the moment their own barely was turned in to whisky at the Bruichladdich Distillery. After decades, Islay farmers are on...
09-12-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
New pulse growers guide gives signposts for profitable pulse crops
Plant breeders Nickerson have published a Pulse Growers Guide to look at all aspects of successfully growing pulses for profit in 2008. "Wall-to-wa...
07-11-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Mineral availability program flags up potential mineral issues
Increasing standard mineral premix supplementation levels to overcome dietary shortfalls in minerals may not be economic and may even supply excess le...
02-11-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, Education, Crops, Arable, Grassland, News, Sheep, Dairy, Pigs, Cattle
Master Classes to Breath New Life into Agriculture
Pioneering Reaseheath College in Nantwich, Cheshire, has launched a programme of free evening master classes to encourage farmers to increase their pr...
29-10-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Reduce Dependancy On Cereals
Today, the Denis Brinicombe Group, announce the launch of a new service to all stock farmers aimed at reducing their dependency on high priced cereals...
20-10-2007 00:00 AM | Crops, Arable, Cereal, News
Autumn aphid feeding risks BYDV spread
Numbers of the aphids most responsible for spreading Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus are continuing to increase this season, with mild conditions and the hi...
03-10-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Ideal conditions for the new wheat herbicide SumiMax
Wheat growers have held back on their pre-emergence herbicide treatments as seedbeds have been so dry and cobbly and they are waiting until conditions...
26-08-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Reconsider barley to help manage workloads now prices have improved
CEREAL farmers looking to spread harvest workloads away from the traditional wheat bottleneck in future should take a fresh look at planting barley th...
01-08-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
A new wheat herbicide from a new group
Based on the active ingredient flumioxazin, SumiMax is a new contact and residual acting herbicide for winter wheat, offering excellent control of a w...
10-07-2007 00:00 AM | Crops, Cereal, News
New solution to help growers Defy annual meadow-grass problems after planned IPU herbicide withdrawal
WINTER wheat and winter barley growers concerned about controlling annual meadow-grass after the forthcoming planned withdrawal of the commonly-used h...
05-07-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Good mycotoxin advice on offer at Glasgow Congress
Practical advice on how to deal with the hazard of mycotoxins in cereals will be a major focus at this year's XVI International Plant Protection C...
08-06-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
GrowHow Adds Perspective to Green Debate
Kemira GrowHow is calling for greater perspective in the environmental debate surrounding the use of Nitrogen fertilisers. The company has pulled toge...
31-05-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Delivering an effective T3 treatment at an affordable price
The T3 cereal fungicide treatment delivers about one-seventh of the total yield response, but up to three-sevenths of the grain quality response. The...
26-05-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, NFU, News, Shows and Events
HSBC ‘Investing in the Future’ Forums tackle climate change, biofuels and whether it pays to be green
Peter Kendall, President of the NFU will be opening a series of three HSBC 'Investing in the Future' Forums at the Cereals Event on the 13th a...
23-05-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Septoria and brown rust activity needed for T3 timing
With the recent combination of wet and windy weather across the country, growers need to be thinking through their T3 strategy with a view to keeping ...
09-05-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, Organic, News
A taste of the med from Northumberland
A Northumberland farm which is the centre for organic cereal research in the North of England has created a unique new Ciabatta flour, claimed as an i...
09-05-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News, Shows and Events
‘Profit from yield’ - is breeder theme at Cereals 2007
"Profiting from yield" - that will be a key message of variety plots being demonstrated by cereal breeder New Farm Crops at this year's Cereals an...
02-05-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Rampant rust, stresses and greening highlight the need for cereal flag leaf protection
Combined effects of rampant rust infections and drought-stressed plants are providing a double whammy reason to consider protecting all-important cere...
30-04-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, News
Cost-effective mildew control required
Although the dry and warm weather is keeping most disease levels low, mildew is the one foliar disease to look out for as it flourishes in such condit...
11-01-2007 00:00 AM | Cereal, NFU, News
NFU News: Porridge world record attempt
What: Attempt to set a world record for cooking the largest bowl of porridge Where: NFU headquarters, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire When: Tuesda...
09-01-2007 00:00 AM | Arable, Cereal, Cattle, News
Scottish Organic Beef, Lamb and Grain Output for 2006-2007
The production of organic beef, lamb and grain in Scotland has increased compared with a year ago, reflecting the buoyant market situation in the Scot...
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