Poor weather has resulted in disappointing yields for the first trials of recommended list winter wheats this harvest.
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Farm machinery to the value of nearly £5.6 million has been sold by regional auctioneer Halls in the first seven months of an exceptionally busy year.
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Extra time to apply for stewardship scheme
News 29/08/2023
Deadline extended as Defra blames technical issues
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A drop in broiler intestinal health among poultry flocks during the summer months is becoming more pronounced, suggests the latest data.
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Two hybrid winter feed barley varieties with enhanced protection against two key cereal diseases have been launched by Syngenta for planting this autumn.
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Herbage seeds help mitigate drought
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Pig slurry and poultry manure could be used to generate clean energy while providing commercial opportunities for farmers, say university researchers.
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Yara joins plastic recycling scheme
Arable 16/08/2023
Fertiliser maker Yara has become the latest company to join the Green Tractor scheme to help farmers recycle plastic waste.
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Growers and agronomists have been submitting brown rust samples to the UK cereal pathogen virulence survey (UKCPVS) to help investigate a suspected increase in its virulence.
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