Agri-Business
Survival mode: New report sets out harrowing impacts of a 'hard Brexit'
New Brexit modelling highlights the urgent need for farmers to take action to ensure their businesses survive, showing as much...
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Arable
New weed management control strategies required for the UK
The UK’s approach to weed management investment needs to be overhauled, if the needs of industry are to be met....
Dairy
GB dairy producer numbers fall below 9,000
A recent survey by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) of major milk buyers suggests there are currently around...
Arable
UK aphid project on the agenda of prestigious society
Final year Agriculture student Dan Hawes is to have his work on an important aphid crop pest presented at the...
Pig/Poultry
NFUS: Finishing pigs in England 'a lost opportunity' for Scotland
Moving pigs from Scotland to England for finishing is “a lost opportunity for the Scottish industry”, according to the National...
Pig/Poultry
‘Real Welfare’ improvements on UK pig farms
The latest data from the UK’s ‘Real Welfare’ scheme shows that the vast majority of pig farms are either addressing...
Beef
Limousin breed priorities are changing
Beef farmers wishing to use Limousin genetics in the future will have access to a wider range of production traits,...
Arable
Sclerotinia infection risk alerts return for 2019
With oilseed rape (OSR) about to enter the critical flowering period, AHDB has restarted its sclerotinia infection risk alerts service...
Beef
No let-up in cattle prices - but lamb prices improve
Cattle prices lost ground again in the week ending March 16, according to the latest update from the AHDB. The overall...
Agri-Business
Monitor farm offers advice on how to start a agricultural diversification
A group of farmers met at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)’s Blandford Monitor Farm on March 6 to...
Arable
Growing champions in the next generation of fruit-pickers
A new induction video for fruit-pickers aims to help growers across the UK reduce labour costs and improve safety practices....
Pig/Poultry
Strong start to 2019 for UK pig meat exports
UK pig meat exports have got off to a flying start to 2019, fuelled by more than £16 million in...
Agri-Business
British meat and dairy showcased in Singapore
Exporters have been flying the flag for meat and dairy products from Britain at an event in Singapore in a...
Arable
Warm winter primes aphids for early flights
Aphids will start to fly about two weeks earlier than average this year, according to the AHDB Aphid News service....
Arable
Research finds ergot alkaloids can move from infected to ‘clean’ grain
Ergot alkaloids can move within cereal ears to otherwise ‘clean’ grain, according to new research published by AHDB. The report...
Arable
Horticulture on cusp of technological revolution
Fresh produce and ornamental production will look radically different in the future, but technological transformation will only happen if the...
Dairy
Just add water...could this simple trick improve your herd's productivity?
Small changes are making a big difference for AHDB strategic dairy farmer Willie Baillie. After reviewing his nutrition management he...
Arable
Latest potato stocks figures down almost a quarter on last year
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board’s (AHDB) latest estimates show potato stock levels held by British growers are 24% down...
