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‘Endocrine disruptor’ fungicide withdrawn in France
Fungicide products based on the substance epoxiconazole have been withdrawn from the French market, allegedly because the substance disrupts the...
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AHDB launches new Monitor Farm near Canterbury
Trying new methods, techniques and a desire to take on new challenges lay behind grower Will Smith’s decision to join...
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Business opportunities to top agenda at UK's largest organic farm event
The largest UK organic on-farm event, OF&G National Organic Combinable Crops (NOCC), will take place this year on July 3 at...
Agri-Business
New video highlights careers in agronomy and the role of crop protection
A new educational video, recorded by the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC), aims to highlight the role crop...
Agri-Business
Cornish mixed farm becomes latest to join Monitor Farm network
Cornish farmer Ashley Jones has been selected as one of the latest to join the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s...
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Snow sees corn planting behind…switch to soybeans on the way?
Just like St. Patrick’s Day marks the ideal spring barley sowing season here in the UK and Ireland, many US...
Agri-Business
UK’s first 2 SmartHort Centres selected to address labour challenges
AHDB has named the two English horticulture businesses which will become the UK’s first Strategic SmartHort Centres. Lincolnshire based propagators, Volmary...
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Nominations open for 2 AHDB industry awards
AHDB is currently seeking nominations of outstanding individuals for two prestigious potato industry awards, which will be presented at this...
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Producing high-iron wheat in the UK
Researchers at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed wheat with a high-iron content. The wheat is genetically...
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Verticillium wilt disease ratings ‘one step closer’
The findings of new AHDB-funded research have shown there is significant potential to produce verticillium disease ratings as part of...
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New 5-year GM field trial approved in UK
A five-year field trial to investigate the performance of plants making heart-healthy oils has been approved by Defra. The department...
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AHDB launches £300,000 drive to control downy mildew and blight
AHDB has launched a three-year research programme to revolutionise understanding and improve the control of downy mildew and late blight...
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Mushroom grower group formed to future-proof the industry
A new mushroom grower group, aiming to solve future industry challenges has been formed by delegates at the 2019 AHDB...
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US EPA glyphosate ruling: ‘No risks to public health’
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it “continues to find that there are no risks to public...
Agri-Business
New partnership to offer UK organic sector global opportunities
Organic certifier OF&G (Organic Farmers and Growers) has joined forces with a global accreditor in a bid to expand export...
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Potato stocks down 13% on five-year average
Following the tough 2018 growing season, the latest estimates from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) show British potato...
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Understanding how Fungi 'tastes' wheat could hold key to controlling crop disease
Research at Rothamsted has examined how fungal cell surface receptors – which work a bit like the taste receptors on...
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Thinking local is key for Cheshire's new Monitor Farm host
A local mindset is central to business for Hale Village tenant farmer Bill Webb – one of the latest recruits...
