Highest amount of wheat milled on record
Wheat used by the GB milling industry (including starch and bioethanol) over the first half…
Browsing: Crops
SDHI insensitivities in UK net blotch isolates raise efficacy concerns
Mutated UK net blotch isolates that are less sensitive to succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicides…
Potato growers speak out against unclear payment deductions
The NFU has written to processors and packers calling for clarity and transparency in the…
Spring Barley – don’t neglect early season agronomy
Neil Watson, Hutchinsons southern region technical manager, outlines the key areas to consider, when planning…
To spray or not to spray
It’s decision time for grass weed control. With wheat crops coming out of winter, now…
Breeding for consistency
Breeding varieties with robust disease resistances that can withstand seasonal challenges and continue to yield…
Higgins seed potato, potato breeding assets acquired
Cygnet PB Ltd and Cygnet-PEP Ltd have acquired the seed potato assets and breeding programme…
Veg shortage highlights vital role of horticulture R&D, says incoming NIAB EMR head
Headline news that UK supermarkets are rationing sales of fresh produce after bad weather hit…
Dunns and British Quinoa processing agreement set to boost domestic quinoa crop
Pulse specialist Dunns (Long Sutton) Ltd and The British Quinoa Company have struck an exclusive…
New field lab to trial novel protein crops
Mole Valley Farmers are running a new ‘field lab’ through the Innovative Farmers network to…