Arable news around the UK
A group of more than 200 scientists from 20 different countries have sequenced the wheat genome in a bid to meet future food demands. The Internati...
A delegation of Chinese cereal buyers have visited the UK to explore new opportunities for importing British wheat and barley into China. The four-...
Early indications from this year’s harvest suggest farmers fortunes have varied dramatically across the East Midlands, after the last remaining wheat ...
Plans have been announced to invest up to £60,000 to improve understanding of a major crop disease in cereals. The announcement follows the decisio...
An environmental charity has urged British farmers to think about how the industry will manage without glyphosate following a landmark US court case. ...
An innovative set of trials has helped farmers test the accuracy of nitrogen management in their winter wheat crops. Wheat yields differed both bet...
A revolutionary cereals fungicide has moved a step closer to the UK market with the news that Inatreq active has received EU annex 1 approval. Cort...
The impact of the summer heatwave on livestock and growers will be felt “for months to come”. According to a leading agronomist from the Royal Agri...
Two new research projects on nitrogen and sulphur management in oats and wheat have been bolstered by a half a million pound co-investment from indust...
The current "carrot crisis" exacerbated by adverse weather conditions is likely to continue for months, according to growers. British carrot grower...
Arable farm profits have improved sharply in the last twelve months, according to new research from property consultants Bidwells. Analysis of fina...
Farmers are descending on Westminster today to launch a campaign that highlights the role of arable farming and its contribution to the economy, envir...
Primary school pupils have experienced hands-on learning highlighting the importance of wheat and food production during a visit to a Gloucestershire ...
A £1.2 million UK project is aiming to breed crops that can cope with climate change, pests and disease. The Defra funding seeks to help farmers br...
A new review will identify ways to improve the management of weeds and research approaches to tackle them by early 2019. The review, to be spearhea...
Two of the world’s biggest chemical companies have submitted a registration application in the EU for a new fungicide. Japanese chemical giant Sumi...
The combine was out last Friday afternoon in Devon where farmer Roger Adams has taken what is thought to be the UK’s first cereal harvest of the year....
Greater take up of min-till or no-till arable systems, found in countries like Finland, could help British farmers improve efficiency. Efficient sy...
Multi-million pound funding has been announced by the government to develop scientific breakthroughs in UK crop research and innovation. The fundin...
A new campaign to raise the profile of the British arable sector has been launched today in a bid to educate and increase understanding of the sector ...
The EU's temporary committee on pesticides (PEST) must take a common sense approach to regulation if it is to make a useful contribution, a leading me...
The 2018-2019 Cereals Development Programme has launched to identify the next generation of arable farmers, and those with interest can now apply to t...
German chemical giant Bayer plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on Thursday following the receipt of all required approvals from regulatory ...
A research group is looking at ways to move farmers away from using potentially-damaging plastic, which could be affecting the soil and plants it touc...
Organisations and bodies within the farming industry have joined forces to promote best practice to help ensure the continued availability and efficac...
