Rape racing towards flowering
Keep an eye on OSR crops and weather forecasts. That’s the advice of Bayer’s Tim…
Monthly Archives: March, 2017
Agriculture should not attempt to copy nature
“While agriculture should certainly learn from nature, we mustn’t be fixated on it. After all,…
Unique wheat passes the test
A unique, patented wheat can have significant importance to agriculture, the environment and undernourished people…
Irish potato manual a game changer for East African farmers
Irish international development agency Vita has launched a new book- “Growing the Potato Crop” by…
OSR crops are winning the seasonal race against pollen beetle
The start of British Summer Time brought a pleasantly warm Sunday following a chilly week…
Growing soya for the first time
Mark Bowsher-Gibbs, farm and estate manager at G.H Dean in Kent will be growing soya…
Commission clears merger between Dow and DuPont, subject to conditions
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed merger between US-based…
A step forward to making crops tolerant to severe drought
An international consortium of researchers led by Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, has…
The John Innes Centre celebrates 50 Years in Norwich in 2017
2017 marks 50 years since the John Innes Institute moved from Bayfordbury near Hertford to…
Burges Salmon issues advice on legal limits of flying drones on farmland
The specialist Farming team at independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has issued advice on…