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In recent weeks and months, we have been seeing pressure across grain and oilseed markets. Rapeseed markets especially have been feeling significant pressure. Since the start of March, Paris rapeseed (May-23) futures have lost €87.50/t (17%), to yesterday’s close at €441.00/t. The Winnipeg canola contract (May-23) has fallen by CAD$89.20/t (11%) over the same period, to close yesterday at CAD$729.40/t. …
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A step forward for new breeding technologies has been made after the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill gained Royal Assent. The milestone follows a three-month public consultation in 2021 and the bill's passage through Parliament. The framework is set to accelerate the development of higher-yielding, more nutritious and climate-resilient crops in England. Biotechnology, such as gene editing, has the potential …
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Applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements are now open. The scheme gives farmers and land managers opportunities to be paid for environmental work alongside sustainable food production. 32,000 Countryside Stewardship agreements are now in place across England- a 94% increase in uptake since 2020. Changes to the scheme have been made following feedback from farmers, including: the removal …
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Machinery manufacturer, Väderstad, is to increase the size of its factory in Sweden by an additional 12,600m2, providing additional assembly and painting areas. The company aims to increase production capacity to 10,000 machines annually by 2028. Väderstad has been experiencing a strong increase in demand for its products in the last few years, with turnover increasing from €237m in 2017 …
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Defra has clarified its position about the rules for ammonia mitigation with urea fertilisers, which means that as originally planned, farmers must use inhibitors (or other permitted forms of mitigation) after April 1st 2024. The government agreed with the NFU and industry partners that a farming industry self-regulation approach will work best for the environment and food production. These guidelines …
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MJP Supplies, the UK distributor of Algifol, is offering the seaweed-derived biostimulant in 1,000 litre RBCs as of March 2023. The introduction of this new high-volume RBCs was prompted by a rise in orders from large-scale farmers and liquid fertiliser manufacturers keen to blend Algifol into their products. Marcus Palmer, manager owner at MJP Supplies, said: “We have always offered …
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The market may have seen UK oilseed rape (OSP) prices fall from their approximate £600/t high, but ProCam report that maximising oil content to optimise bonuses paid on top of yield is as important as ever. Daniel Hatchett, agronomist at ProCam, said if an oil bonus pays 1.5% of the crop's purchase price for every 1% of oil content above …
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