Agri-Business
First fruit-picking robots could be ready in 5 months
Robotics experts at the University of Essex design fruit-picking robots in an attempt to tackle a loss in seasonal migrant...
Arable
Arable
Full results: Wheat yields dip below 5-year average
Full results for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) winter wheat trial sites show 2018 yields dipped by more...
Arable
Radical new approach for the AHDB Agronomists’ Conference 2018
The 2018 Agronomists Conference takes place this December and has expanded its reaches to include information on field vegetables, peas...
Arable
New panel members sought to support AHDB Horticulture
Horticultural growers are being sought to join the specialist advisory crop panels that support and shape the decisions made by...
Arable
Scotland's first vertical farm 'arguably world's most advanced'
A Scottish agri-tech business has just unveiled its first indoor vertical farm demonstration facility in Perthshire. The firm behind it,...
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Certis appoints new potato product manager
Crop protection firm Certis has welcomed recently-appointed UK potato product manager Nick Badger to its business. Badger has worked in previous...
Environment
Northern Irish sunflower crop becomes surprise regional attraction
When Portglenone farmer Damien Mc Allister was sowing a pollinator strip as part of an environmental scheme, he certainly didn’t think...
Arable
Harper Adams harvest...with no drivers?
The Hands Free Hectare team at Harper Adams has successfully harvested its second crop using its self-drive combine harvester and...
Agri-Business
Bayer comes out swinging at glyphosate court verdict
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer – the new owner of Monsanto and the glyphosate weedkiller – has come out swinging following the...
Arable
63 sheep and lambs stolen from Suffolk field
Officers are appealing for witnesses or information after thieves made off with a large number of sheep stolen from a...
Agri-Business
Conference to show how UK seed can take on the global market post-Brexit
Making the most of the global export market post-Brexit will be one of the major themes of this year’s Seed...
Arable
Poor soil structure could cost up to £220/ha…but can you avoid common pitfalls?
Healthy soils are said to be the engine driving production on any farm; but just how much could poor soil...
Arable
New conference to drive technology advancements in horticulture
Leading developers and influencers in agri-tech are being invited to exhibit at SmartHort 2019, a new conference designed to connect...
Agri-Business
British Blackcurrant growers finish harvest at 12,000t
As the British blackcurrant season comes to a close the growers’ association, the Blackcurrant Foundation says this season the crop...
Agri-Business
Adama appoints new UK herbicides manager
Adama Agricultural Solutions UK has announced the appointment of Dr. Alison Hall as its new product manager for herbicides. The...
Arable
A third of fruit and veg crop 'too ugly' to sell
More than one-third of farmed fruit and vegetables never reaches supermarket shelves because they are misshapen or the wrong size,...
Arable
Straw prices up £45/t as pressure builds on supplies
Straw prices have soared to record-breaking highs as the summer drought continues to put a squeeze on availability. The latest...
Arable
Barley calculator to give growers greater insight into hybrid varieties
Winter barley growers, that are considering switching to growing a hybrid, can now gain a greater insight into the potential...
