Arable
AHDB launches 4 new strategic centres for field vegetable crops
Field vegetable producers are set to benefit from four new centres that will demonstrate the latest horticultural research in practice....
AHDB
Agri-Business
AHDB campaign makes strides in reversing falling dairy consumption
11% more young parents will buy dairy products according to research carried out after the second year of AHDB and...
Beef
AHDB launches new technical beef events
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced it will launch a series of one-day technical events looking at...
Arable
Future of chemistry focus at Potatoes in Practice
The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based...
Arable
AHDB to host desiccation events to aid growers
AHDB Potatoes is to host a range of events designed to help growers fine-tune their desiccation programme following the loss...
Agri-Business
Herefordshire horticulture firm to lead on labour productivity
A Herefordshire based business will lead the way in demonstrating labour saving techniques to help the horticulture industry offset the...
Arable
Carrot growers review trials of linuron alternatives
Plant disease experts and growers gathered in Yorkshire to review treatments currently being trialled on carrot and parsnip crops following...
Dairy
First west Wales strategic dairy farm announced
Tyddyn yr Eglwys Farm in Pembrokeshire has been named as the first AHDB strategic dairy farm for west Wales. Managed...
Agri-Business
Dessert parlour boom could give dairy a welcome boost
A flurry of new dessert parlours across the UK could provide new and exciting opportunities for the dairy industry, according...
Arable
Vigilance key to tackling BYDV post-neonicotinoids
Trials are taking place into new technology to alert cereal growers to the earliest signs aphids in a bid to prevent...
Sheep
Love Lamb Week gains backing from £1.4 million campaign
Love Lamb Week 2019 will kickstart the second phase of AHDB’s £1.4 million lamb marketing campaign, which highlights its delicious...
Arable
Study finds clubroot is patchy, diverse and requires targeted treatment
A tailored plan is required to contain the spread of clubroot and sustain the production of important brassica crop species...
Arable
First UK outbreak of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus confirmed
Symptoms of the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) have been reported for the first time in a UK tomato...
Rural Life
AHDB studentship funding call offers £750,000 for academic institutions
AHDB has called for academic institutions to apply for a fund of almost £750,000 to support up to 10 PhD studentships, to...
Pig/Poultry
Pig Health and Welfare Council launches biennial report at the Great Yorkshire Show
Valuable work around improving pig health and welfare in the UK has been highlighted in a new report launched on...
Agri-Business
Mexican commercial mission to explore British pork industry
Delegates from the Mexican livestock industry will learn about the UK’s pork sector when they arrive in the country this...
Agri-Business
BYDV research for cereals to receive 3-year funding boost
The management of virus-spreading aphids in winter cereal crops is the subject of a new AHDB research call. It forms...
Arable
AHDB Harvest Results service to return for 2019
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Harvest Results service is set to return this summer, providing an indication of...
