Agri-Business
95% of Welsh healthcare professionals recommend red meat
Those who shun red meat as part of a New Year crash diet could be doing more harm than good...
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Beef
Herd improvements help increase Fort William mixed farm's margins
Farming in one of the wettest parts of the UK brings with it a few challenges, but a herd of...
Agri-Business
OFC19: New reports reveal the keys to growing the UK's export markets
Valuable insight into how the UK can grow its meat and dairy exports in key markets has been revealed in...
Arable
Tillage focus: Meet a member of the world’s first Hands Free Hectare team
Hands Free Hectare (HFH) is the world’s first ever hectare of cereals produced using autonomous machinery. Earlier this year – at...
Agri-Business
2019 Oxford Farming Conference gets underway...here's the events not to miss
Hundreds of farming enthusiasts from across the UK have converged on the classrooms and examination halls of Oxford University to...
Beef
Treated imports could change shoppers minds on meat
Allowing imports of products like chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef in a post-Brexit trade deal could have a negative impact...
Environment
Recommendations unchanged for agronomists after blight research
At the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Agronomists’ Conference 2018 earlier this month, attendees were presented with the results...
Arable
UK potato production hits lowest level since 2012
The total potato harvest for 2018 in GB is 13% down on the five-year average of 5.6m tonnes at 4.9m...
Environment
Farmers urged to take part in BYDV survey
Farmers and agronomists across the UK are being urged to take part in a new survey aimed at tackling barley...
Agri-Business
How much could being a bad boss be costing you?
Farmers at a recent AHDB Hereford Monitor Farm meeting were warned that the costs of replacing a staff member could...
Arable
Metaldehyde ban a 'big blow' to British farmers and growers
The banning of Metaldehyde is “hugely disappointing” and likely to put British farmers and growers at a major disadvantage internationally,...
Dairy
Funding change for the Scottish Dairy Hub to take effect in 2019
From February 4, 2019, NFU Scotland will replace AHDB as one of the funders of the country’s Dairy Hub, with...
Arable
Grower feedback wanted on changes to seed potato standards
British seed growers are being asked to share their feedback on potential changes to the scope of the Safe Haven...
Arable
Could improving your crop rotation improve your farm profitability?
Farmers at the Sittingbourne Monitor Farm discussed how changing crop rotations and cover crop practices could benefit their bottom line....
Beef
New MLCSL owner proposes independent scrutiny of carcase classification
The new owner of carcase classification body MLCSL has pledged to safeguard consistency, transparency and independence through the formation of...
Arable
Regional agronomy events to start the New Year
To integrate applied technical research with on-farm practice, AHDB will start 2019 with a road-show of arable agronomy events taking...
Agri-Business
Nuffield scholar urges farmers to consider viability without antibiotics
A Nuffield scholar with a specialism in the pork industry has urged policymakers to encourage ‘optimisation’ of antibiotics rather than...
Agri-Business
So you've reviewed your machinery...what next?
In April 2018, AHDB reported that UK farms were spending too much on machinery, according to a review of machinery...
