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…
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MSG seeking extension on metaldehyde withdrawal period
The Metaldehyde Stewardship Group (MSG) has submitted a case to the Health and Safety Executive…
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…
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…
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…
Using natural products in conventional farming
Would working with nature relieve some of the evolutionary pressure on arable weeds and plant…
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…
Important new EAMU for cabbage growers
An EAMU has been issued for the use of Serenade ASO (Bacillus subtilisstrain QST 713)…
Seed rates play critical role in fulfilling wheat yield potential
Think carefully about seed rates when drilling wheat crops this autumn to avoid compromising yield…
Peach-potato aphid migration begins
The AHDB’s Aphid News’ latest bulletin reports that numbers of peach-potato aphids (Myzus persicae) have…