Agri-Business
Monitor farmer makes ambitious effort to replace subsidy income
New Monitor Farm host Ashley Jones has the bold aim of generating enough extra profit to replace direct payments within...
AHDB
Arable
New strawberry disease control programme could halve costs
A new strategy developed by AHDB to manage powdery mildew in strawberry crops could reduce inputs and costs by 50%...
Arable
Seeking a seed grower for AHDB’s next Strategic Potato farm
AHDB is on the hunt for a host for the next Strategic Potato (SPot) farm in Scotland. The current project...
Arable
Spotting critical spud issues the first priority for new SPot hosts
Suffolk-based growers James Foskett Farms Ltd. will be taking up the reins as AHDB’s Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm East host...
Arable
Cereals 2019: Show must go on despite torrential rain
Despite heavy rain over the last few days, the second day of Europe’s leading technical event for arable growers got...
Agri-Business
US sheep industry experts set to visit the UK on fact-finding mission
Delegates from the US sheep industry will visit the UK next week in a bid to quell myths and build a...
Agri-Business
Report reveals what’s on the ‘horizon’ for exports to Asia
Capitalising on the many opportunities Asia presents for food and farming, is the focus of a new report launched this...
Agri-Business
New centre to increase the sustainability and productivity of tree fruit
A Kent plum demonstration centre will now receive funding from AHDB to demonstrate ‘best practice’ and increase the use of...
Arable
New PhD course launched on oilseed rape pest
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and crops and arable specialist Certis Europe have partnered to launch a new...
Arable
Scottish potatoes help keep GB potato sector afloat
After a tough 2018 season, Scottish potatoes have become increasingly important to maintain supply this year, according to statistics from...
Agri-Business
AHDB Potatoes funds one-to-one storage advice amidst changes
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has launched its new Storage Network, as part of an £800,000 fund ring-fenced...
Arable
Brand new arable event planned for Scotland
SRUC is one of three industry organisations to have joined forces to launch a brand new field-based arable event for...
Agri-Business
Leicestershire father and son team join AHDB Monitor Farm network
Joining AHDB’s Monitor Farm network provides a platform for taking more risks according to AHDB’s newest Monitor Farmers James and...
Arable
Scottish farmers launch trial to grow UK's first organic oilseed rape crop
Five organic farmers in North East Scotland have launched a pilot project with a commercial feed processor to try and...
Agri-Business
British cheese to be showcased in Florida
Premium cheese from the UK will descend on the American marketplace this week at a major dairy show in Florida....
Arable
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...
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...
Agri-Business
10 new varieties added to 2019 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists
Eight new varieties of ryegrass and one red and one white clover have been added to the 2019-2020 Recommended Grass...
