N.Ireland
Heightened risk of ergot infection in home-saved grains
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed the heightened risk of ergot infection in cereals harvested over recent...
Cereals
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index dips slightly but dairy bucks trend
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined marginally in August, as decreases in quotations for sugar, meat and cereals...
N.Ireland
Further declines in European harvest yields predicted
Projected harvest yields at European level have been revised downwards for almost all combinable crops with weather extremes cited as...
Arable
'Dramatic decline' in cereals and oilseed rape planted this year - AHDB
There has been a “dramatic decline” in cereals and oilseed rape planted in Great Britain this year, down 5% in...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Increased demand for dairy in June
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...
Agri-Business
AHDB welcomes 8 new cereals and oilseeds Monitor Farms
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced that eight new farms are joining its Cereals & Oilseeds (C&O)...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Meat and cereal prices rise in April
The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable...
Arable
Tillage: Reducing threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops
Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at ways of reducing the threat of mycotoxins within cereal crops....
Agri-Business
Over £125k between top-performing dairy farms and bottom 50%
There is over a £125,000 difference between the top-performing dairy farms and the bottom 50%, according to new data from...
Agri-Business
Inflation threatens long-term resilience of agriculture - AHDB
The latest agri-market outlook from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has concluded that the inflation of inputs is...
Arable
3 weeks left of Combinable Crops Digital Passport Consultation
There are just under three weeks left for cereals and oilseeds producers to respond to the Combinable Crops Digital Passport...
Agri Politics
AHDB secures industry support to increase levy of all 4 sectors
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has secured the support of its industry stakeholders to increase the levy in...
Agri-Business
Lauder agronomy roadshow to explore sustainable arable systems
An agronomy roadshow hosted in Lauder by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to explore approaches to...
Arable
AHDB strategic cereal farm results webinar to focus on data use
A strategic cereal farm results webinar hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will focus on using data...
N.Ireland
Tillage: The role of potash in the nutrition of cereals
The role of potash in maximising cereal yields and grain quality has been profiled by a number of agronomists to...
Agri-Business
Green fertiliser to decarbonise cereal cultivation in Germany
A co-operation agreement aimed at decrabonising cereal cultivation in Germany through the use of green fertiliser has been signed between...
N.Ireland
More barley and oilseed rape sown at expense of wheat in UK
The UK will harvest less wheat due to more barley and oilseed rape (OSR) having been sown. This is according...
N.Ireland
Tillage: How to test for take-all using a plastic cup
Take-all is a disease that is becoming a major challenge on Irish cereal farms. Black patches in stubble can be an...
