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...
Wheat
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...
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Research reveals ‘significant’ insights into genetic makeup of wheat
Rothamsted Research scientists have recently made a series of unexpected discoveries within the wheat genome which, it says, should lead...
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...
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Government green lights first genome-edited wheat trial
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
Arable
Warm weather brings threat of BYDV for cereal growers
The current spell of warm weather will be welcomed by almost every farmer, but if it were to continue for...
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Rothamsted gets ‘green light’ for genome-edited wheat
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
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Hit milling wheat bonuses by focusing on nutrition
Growers of high quality wheat are being urged to consider applying a range of crop nutrients at the critical flag...
Arable
Is effective control of take-all within our grasp?
Take-all is the most damaging root disease of wheat worldwide, with losses estimated at between 5-20% annually in the UK...
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Foliar application boosts zinc content of wheat by 50% – UCO research
A team from the Department of Agronomy at the University of Córdoba (UCO) in Spain has demonstrated, through field tests...
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Chemical fertilisers reduce the level of bacteria in soil
Chemical fertilisers reduce the number of nutrient solubilising bacteria associated with the roots of wheat, according to new research. A...
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Latest cereal supply and demand report shows small surplus before exports
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published its latest Cereal Supply and Demand Estimates report. The estimates are based...
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Can biofungicides deliver effective crop protection?
A new generation of biofungicides is now coming on stream in the UK, backed by claims that they can deliver...
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New Zealand commits to 7-year IPM programme for tillage sector
New Zealand’s tillage, horticulture and vegetable sectors have embarked on a seven-year programme, which should lead to the widespread implementation...
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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,...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Keep an eye on the weather
Nearby grain prices dropped back this week, but are still relatively steady. Matif wheat for December was at €206/t on...
Agri-Business
Bumper UK barley crop will not make up for reduction in wheat production
This year saw a UK barley crop of over 8.4 million tonnes produced, but the bumper crop will not make...
Arable
Soils are low on moisture in many parts of the US
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its latest Crop Progress Report on Tuesday (October 19). 97% of corn...
