Maize variety selection for the 2023 growing season
Nine new varieties have been added to the British Society of Plant Breeder’s 2023 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists (DL),…
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New varieties promise quality silage
Two new varieties from LG Seeds which have been added to the NIAB/BSPB Descriptive List…
Extra care will pay dividends when harvesting valuable maize crops this season
Higher maize growing costs coupled with a potential shortfall in silage quantity and quality due…
New account and agronomy manager for Scotland
ADAMA has appointed Alistair Eccles to the new position of Key Account and agronomy manager…
Techneat offers new disc option on Placement Pro GR applicator
Cambridgeshire based manufacturer Techneat Engineering now offers the option of discs, as an alternative to…
Potato partners secure £2 million investment funding to sustain the future of potato growing.
The Net Zero Hectare project has secured £2.06 million in funding acquired from The Farming…
Hutchinsons agronomist scoops prestigious hop award
Hutchinsons agronomist Jonathan Blackman has been awarded the prestigious and internationally-recognised Order of the Hop,…
Drones proven to aid plant breeding in identifying valuable new crop traits
New research from crop research organisation NIAB and partners in China has, for the first…
Success for collaborative pesticide reduction scheme
During 2021 no metaldehyde exceedances were reported at Severn Trent water treatment plants, recognising the…
High time for Scottish salmon with new plant-based protein feed trials
In a global first, a UK producer of hemp crops is taking its first steps…