Arable
NIAB Soil Hole to be demonstrated at Cereals
Most farmers will dig a hole to assess their soil health, but it’s not often they get the chance to...
Cereals
Environment
Cereals to host sustainable farming seminar
There are many factors involved in sustainable agriculture and a special selection of seminars at the Cereals Event will explore...
Arable
Learning to maximise soil health at Cereals
Soil is one of our most valuable assets, and soil health can be a key element in the fight against...
Arable
Improved situation for EU winter cereal crops
Heavy rain in October delayed planting across Europe, but dry weather in November has allowed many areas to catch up,...
Arable
Spring barley yields above average according to the AHDB
Just small amounts of the harvest in Great Britain remained to be cut as of September 22 as the dry...
Arable
Cereals event in the UK to go online for 2020
Cereals – The Arable Event – in the UK is set to go online. A statement from the organisers read:...
Arable
Plant counts a help in making agronomic decisions
Plant counts are a very useful task to carry out. At this time of the year – and in a...
Arable
Volunteers needed to catch cereal aphids red-handed
Cereal growers can learn about their fields’ aphid populations if they get involved in a new research project. The work...
Arable
Video: It wasn’t all mucky tyres and boots at Cereals 2019
The heavy rain was the main talking point of the ‘Cereals‘ event in the UK last week, but there was...
Agri-Business
BRC confirms highest food inflation rate in over five years
Figures published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) confirm that food inflation accelerated in March to 2.5%, up from 1.6%...
Arable
Can the UK avert a BYDV crisis?
Rothamsted Research recently hosted a technical seminar on how the UK can avoid a potential Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV)...
Arable
Cereals experts sought to join forces with AHDB
A rallying call has been issued to industry experts across the UK to join forces with the Agriculture and Horticulture...
World News
How is the 2018 Russian cereals harvest shaping up?
Russian cereal production estimates have been revised downwards; however, it’s expected production will still remain above average in the country. The...
Arable
New ADAS project is set to 'drill down' on upping crop yields
The UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy, ADAS, has been awarded European funding for a new yield-boosting project called...
Arable
'Non-organic farmers are starting to need to think like organic farmers'
In farming, the conventional and organic world might not seem the easiest bedfellows, but they met in peace for a...
N.Ireland
'Hope for the best; plan for the worst': How British tillage experts are planning for Brexit
UK cereal farmers are being urged to proactively plan for Brexit and not to “wait and see” what happens. Tillage...
Machinery
Pics: Big crop of new machinery at Cereals 2017
Cereals 2017 is one of the biggest trade shows in either Ireland or the UK specifically focused on the tillage sector....
N.Ireland
Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass
Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) plant scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by Black Grass and...
