Arable
New gene discovery ‘sows hope’ of drought resilience in wheat
Reduced height, or semi-dwarf wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe, following...
Wheat
Arable
AHDB publishes ‘Early Balance Sheets’ for wheat and barley
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published the 2022/2023 ‘Early Balance Sheets’ for wheat and barley. The figures give a...
N.Ireland
Wheat: Latest variety-based trial results from AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that a number of variety-based trial results for feed and...
Arable
Wheat yields: England, Scotland, Wales range 8.2-8.6t/ha
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is reporting winter wheat yields for GB to be in the range 8.2-8.6t/ha....
N.Ireland
Farm manager discusses weather impact on UK tillage farm
North Bedfordshire farm manager Andy Mahon took part in the most recent edition of the Tillage Edge podcast to discuss...
Agri-Business
Corn dominates agricultural exports from Ukraine
Ukraine exported three million tons of agricultural products in July, according to the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food....
Arable
Harvest 2022: Northern hemisphere roundup
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that the northern hemisphere wheat harvest is now well underway. The...
Arable
Wheat Initiative new research agenda to focus on food security
The Wheat Initiative (WI) has unveiled its updated Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), courtesy of an event recently held in Berlin....
Arable
Untapped potential of wheat – global yields half what they could be
A first-of-its-kind analysis of the untapped genetic potential of wheat shows global yields are only half of what they could...
Agri-Business
International wheat organisation to launch its Strategic Research Agenda
The Wheat Initiative will launch its updated Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) next week, highlighting current challenges in global wheat research...
N.Ireland
Cereal acreage on the up in Northern Ireland
Co. Down agronomist, Richard Owens, has confirmed a significant increase in the cereal acreage grown in Northern Ireland this year....
Agri-Business
25m tonnes of maize still in Ukrainian feed stores
It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop...
Agri-Business
‘Agflation’ breaks through the 30% barrier
UK ‘agflation’ has been soaring since the beginning of the year and shows no sign of flattening off, according to...
N.Ireland
BYDV hits Co. Down barley crop
A Co. Down cereal grower has confirmed that Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) has caused problems within his 2021/22 winter...
Agri-Business
High-fibre white bread could soon become a reality
A new project, involving a number of UK research centres, is to work towards the development of high-fibre white bread....
N.Ireland
FAO: Global figures on cereal supply and demand
Global cereal production, utilitsation and trade are reaching record levels in 2021/2022, according to the recently published Cereal Supply and...
Arable
Rothamsted: Gene editing will speed up ability to test enhanced crops
Rothamsted Research scientists have welcomed changes that will make gene editing (GE) research much easier from now on. The new...
Arable
Tillage: Are you practicing a five-minute fallow policy?
Many UK tillage growers now practice what they call a 'five-minute fallow policy' as they strive to improve the sustainability...
