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New deal to make animal feed chain safer
A new deal stuck between animal feed scheme owners has created a new platform for the managing and recording of...
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Russian grain production may fall 40% if weather takes its toll
As much as 40% of the Russian grain crop could fail this year, recent reports from the Russian Agriculture Ministry...
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'International cereal prices hinge on the smallest of margins'
One bad harvest, anywhere in the world, is all that it would take to send cereal prices rocketing, according to...
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US farmer ditches his tractor for a 'culticycle'
Tim Cooke, a farmer from Milton Massachusetts, has come up with a novel idea of ditching the tractor and creating...
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Research identifies new ways of treating cereal diseases
Manipulating the genetic make-up of cereal plants may well open up radical new ways of killing off fungal pathogens, which...
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Tillage research reveals new insights into Septoria’s modus operandi
Tillage research undertaken by scientists at Rothamsted Research has shed new light on how the fungus Septoria tritici causes the...
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Scientists using x-rays to improve fertiliser uptake
Plant and soil scientists hope to combine two new technologies – one of which is based on the use of...
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Northern Hemisphere winter crops off to reasonable start
Winter crops across the northern hemisphere are generally well established and in reasonable condition, according to the Home Grown Cereals...
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Fungicide options on tillage farms for this year
Tillage farmers have been given an update on their generic fungicide options for the coming year, courtesy of the presentation...
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Global warming to threaten international tillage prospects
An international tillage research group is predicting that global wheat yields will drop by 6% for each degree centigrade of...
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Tillage farmers may have planted more winter barley than ever before
There have been some significant shifts in tillage farmers winter cropping choices, with barley the crop of choice on many farms...
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Russian farmers in no rush to sell grain as currency slumps
Russian farmers are in no rush to sell their wheat at present as the county’s currency falls to new lows...
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2015 is the International Year of Soils
Healthy soils are critical for global food production. But we are not paying enough attention to this important silent ally,...
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UK farmers have another bumper oat crop
Although down 14% from last year, the 2014 UK oat crop is still 20% above the average for 2008-2012, according...
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Reduced plantings of wheat, oats and oilseeds in the UK next year
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Early Bird Survey of UK tillage farmers’ planting intentions for 2015, a reduction...
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Record volumes of wheat milled by UK millers
A record 641,000t of wheat was milled in the UK in September, according to DEFRA data released this week, up...
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Payment to grow legumes could be on the way
New european research, led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), suggests farmers could be encouraged to grow more legumes by introducing...
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Rumours surround Russia's 2015 wheat crop
Speculation around the potential success of Russia’s 2015 wheat crop is already dominating grain market headlines according to HGCA analyst Anna...
