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Brexit will have important implications on UK agricultural commodity markets due to potentially significant changes to trade flows, according to a new report. The report was written by economists from the Belfast-based Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in conjunction with the University of Missouri, USA. It examines three Brexit trade scenarios: Bespoke Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU; World Trade Organisation (WTO) default Most Fa...
Brexit will have important implications on UK agricultural commodity markets due to potentially significant changes to trade flows, according to a new...
Brexit could provide sectors of Australian agriculture with an 'unprecedented opportunity' to enhance trading relationships between the two countries ...
Arable farmers are explaining to those living in rural areas that bird scaring devices are a ‘noisy but necessary’ evil at harvest time. Growers ar...
British scholar Thomas Robert Malthus once famously predicted that the world’s population would outgrow the rate of food production. While things h...
Yields increase quickly in response to annual applications of organic materials and the value of organic material goes beyond its nutrient value, acco...
A group of internationally renowned crop scientists have called for a new global crop network which will help tackle pressing issues affecting food se...
Agri-chemical giant Bayer and Rothamsted Research have entered into a collaboration that will support the development of more sustainable means of tac...
The practice of agroforestry has been described as a ‘win-win’ approach to management, as it offers the opportunity for multifunctional land use, says...
Scotland’s rural affairs minister has written to the UK Government to seek assurances that it will not impose cultivation of GM crops against Scotland...
A new study released has set out framework for valuing soil’s contribution to food and wider ecosystem services across Europe. Soil scientists at t...
Forward-thinking farmers and agronomists will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of novel science and innovative technology when the CropTec...
Farmers have been told to support pollinators and crop pest predators to help improve crop yields, delivering a 'win-win' for farming and wildlife. ...
Spring barley popularity continues to grow in the UK, with latest figures showing that the area is estimated at 725,000ha - up 9 per cent from 2016. ...
A campaign has been launched to encourage the adoption of lean principles into horticultural businesses to help improve labour efficiencies in product...
A new mapping of farms’ crop yield results this harvest season has been released, helping to build a picture of geographical variety performance. T...
Farmers will be looking to make the most of the fine weather as the harvest season approaches – but working in agriculture comes with dangers too. ...
A major new research study shows that farmers could remove nearly 200 million tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of closing 50 coal power plants - from th...
The UK is in a 'race against time' to develop crops more resilient and more diverse to climate change. Scientists, producers and industry experts h...
Farmers in Cheshire have received £20,000 to grow cover crops in a bid to help improve water quality. The farmers, who farm land over important wat...
The UK agri-science sector has seen a reduction in valuable EU-funded work as a result of Brexit, according to crop researchers. Future EU variety ...
The price of British strawberries could rise by 50% if seasonal labour from the EU goes down due to Brexit, MPs have heard. Neil Parish, former cha...
A ban on glyphosate could force one in five British wheat farms into 'serious financial difficulty', a new survey has shown. It is less than a fort...
The UK has made good progress on combating climate change, but agriculture needs a stronger framework for reducing emissions, according to a new repor...
New rules have come into force that will make it easier for farmers to comply with several obligations under the so-called 'greening' in order to rece...
Agricultural company BASF has launched the campaign #KeepItClean to remind farmers about keeping machinery clean this summer to prevent the spread of ...
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