Arable
Government's 2021 wheat and barley production estimates released
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural affairs (DAERA) has released the first estimate of this year’s UK wheat and...
Barley
Arable
Barley harvest underway in Northern Ireland
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) senior agriculture advisor Robin Bolton has confirmed that the first of this...
Agri-Business
Import figures: UK barley travelling ahead of Brexit
Barley imports increased this month, while maize imports took a dramatic drop compared to the same time last year, according...
Agri-Business
Dramatic UK wheat decline as barley production increases
UK wheat production for 2020 was estimated at 10.133 million tonnes in provisional figures released by the Department for Environment,...
Arable
Budweiser UK now sourcing 100% of its barley from British farms
Budweiser Brewing Group has announced it has achieved its goal of sourcing 100% of the barley used for its UK-produced...
Arable
52% increase in spring barley area in Great Britain
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) released the results of its spring planting and variety survey yesterday, July 8....
Agri-Business
Grain price: Up and down this week
Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from...
Agri-Business
Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail
This month will see the largest shipment of UK grain exported this season from Bristol Port. 64,000t of barley is...
Agri-Business
Grain price: UK exports moving at record pace
There wasn’t much of a shake on grain markets this week as LIFFE, MATIF and CBOT all stayed similar to...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Snow in US and drought in Australia
Conditions for tillage farmers are currently difficult in the UK and Ireland as wet weather impacts on winter planting. While...
N.Ireland
35ac of barley up in smoke due to suspected rubbish burning in Suffolk
35ac of barley was burnt in a widespread field fire, thought to have been started by rubbish burning in Suffolk,...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Markets take a step back
Grain markets calmed down this week, having initially reacted to the US weather and taken a jump about three weeks...
Machinery
Autonomous farming is now a reality
Harper Adams’ engineering specialist Dr. Kit Franklin has told members of the Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science (NIIAS) that...
Arable
EU cereal harvest drops due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop in total EU cereal production – thought to be as much...
Arable
Trials shed light on take-all in barley
Recent trial results measuring the effect of inputs on crop health, nutrition, take-all incidence and severity, have shed light on...
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...
Arable
New, yield-breaking hybrid barley variety available in the UK this autumn
A new, hybrid winter feed barley that has raised the bar for UK treated yield on the Agriculture and Horticulture...
Arable
SRCU trials event to focus on growing for the market and boosting margins
Ensuring that Scottish cereals remain “the supply of choice” for the whisky and gin markets will be among the topics...
