16 March 2019 Make sure OSR has sufficient boron this spring, experts warn. Although an increasing number of farmers understand the importance of boron in driving strong yields,…
20 February 2019 New precision agriculture course at Harper Adams University Harper Adams University and The Farmer’s Livery are this week launching their new industry course, Adopting…
31 January 2019 Influential Tory MP discusses his battle with Govt over Food standards in Farm Business In the latest edition of Farm Business, Neil Parish, chair of the Environment, Food and Rural…
29 January 2019 MSG seeking extension on metaldehyde withdrawal period The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group (MSG) has submitted a case to the Health and Safety Executive…
28 January 2019 Farm employers warned to be ready for health and safety inspections The Health and Safety Executive has announced that it will be undertaking a programme of…
23 January 2019 Precision pest control: smartphone app is the farmer’s newest weapon in crop protection Scientists are creating a new smartphone app to help farmers and growers tackle the pests…
10 January 2019 Unions urge MPs to take all necessary steps to avoid no-deal The four UK farming unions have today urged MPs to take all the necessary steps for…
9 January 2019 Using natural products in conventional farming Would working with nature relieve some of the evolutionary pressure on arable weeds and plant…
3 December 2018 New KWS varieties deliver high yield and excellent disease resistance KWS sees two new high-yielding quality wheats, a two-row winter barley and a conventional oilseed…
6 November 2018 Important new EAMU for cabbage growers An EAMU has been issued for the use of Serenade ASO (Bacillus subtilisstrain QST 713)…