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Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has set out new support for farmers, committing to protect their interests, ahead of a summit at Downing Street today. Today's UK Farm to Fork Summit will see representatives from the supply chain gathering to discuss ways to increase growth, drive innovation and improve sustainability. Prior to the event, the government confirmed a range of measures …
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The Public Accounts Committee has said that Defra's IT systems are in need of a 'complete and co-ordinated overhaul' to ensure air quality, safe food and water supply. In its report, the committee said that farmers, vets, scientists and other users find the systems 'outdated and difficult to use' and that there was a risk of Defra wasting money due …
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With the cost of crop nutrition still running high, and environmental pressures mounting, now is the time many farmers are turning to alternatives, and biologicals offer plant health benefits at a reasonable cost. Application timing is critical to seeing these benefits and Cambridgeshire-based arable farmer, Russ McKenzie, says he has seen a .3 - .35 t/ha yield improvement on his …
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Tom Yewbrey, seed sales manager at Senova, is looking forward to seeing visitors to Cereals 2023 and sharing the numerous crops on show. Oat-based snacks will also be on offer from Quaker Oats on the stand throughout the show. Read more about the seminars running at the event. @aafmagazine Linkedin
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NIAB's head of communications, Ros Lloyd, explains that there are 20 crops on display at Cereals 2023 as well as the winter wheat variety demonstration plots. Read more about the seminars running at the event. @aafmagazine Linkedin
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New research reveals applying Quantis at tuber set timing enables potato plants to produce and support more tubers. Furthermore, the weight of individual tubers was increased, to boost overall output through the crucial growth stage. The beneficial increase in tuber numbers with the early tuber set Quantis timing was also seen even where no stress events occurred, according to Syngenta …
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Lee Bennett, managing director of RAGT Seeds, is looking forward to farmer interaction at Cereals 2023 and showcasing the company's new and established wheat, barley and oil seed rape. Read more about the seminars running at the event. @aafmagazine Linkedin
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Farmers are being invited to take part in a new farmer-led project as part of the second year of harvest weed seed control trials (HWSC). Organisers are looking for farmers to monitor and sample grassweeds in their crop and send these in to NIAB for analysis. Dubbed 'Seed Scouts', those interested in taking part need to register for a webinar …
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Shaun Coleman of NIAB talks about the development of this year's spring crops on site and how they are progressing in the lead up to Cereals 2023. Read more about the seminars running at the event. @aafmagazine Linkedin
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The May 2023 issue is now available online News: Expansion for Claydon Net zero in practice Seminars announced for cereals News Analysis: Barley Round Table: Maximising Yields Opinion: Crunch time for crops Agronomy Matters: Higher yielding fungicide strategy OSR Breeding
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