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Harvest report; Drought and war having major effect on prices

Wheat There was a sharp sell-off in all wheat markets since the start of the month as forecasts of a bigger Russian crop and the perceived freeing up of Ukraine grain exports had the prices on the back foot, but in the last week, the sentiment has started to change. Whilst the bumper Russian harvest has brought some equilibrium to …
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Yield forecasting solution of the year

EOS Crop Monitoring has been selected as “Yield Forecasting Solution of the Year” in the 2022 AgTech Breakthrough Awards conducted by AgTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global agricultural and food technology markets today. EOS Crop Monitoring from EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) is an online satellite field monitoring service …
Yield forecasting solution of the year

Potato partners secure £2 million investment funding to sustain the future of potato growing.

The Net Zero Hectare project has secured £2.06 million in funding acquired from The Farming Innovation Programme, run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in cooperation with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The three-year project will work with industry experts in each area, this collaboration will look to tackle the three key areas of emissions in …
Potato partners secure £2 million investment funding to sustain the future of potato growing.
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Hutchinsons agronomist scoops prestigious hop award

Hutchinsons agronomist Jonathan Blackman has been awarded the prestigious and internationally-recognised Order of the Hop, in recognition of his services to the sector for almost 30 years. The distinguished award dates back to medieval times, and biannually honours individuals from countries belonging to the International Hop Growers Convention who have contributed to the development and prosperity of hop production in …
Hutchinsons agronomist scoops prestigious hop award

Arable Chat Episode 10: Protecting your crops and your finances

Our brand new episode of Arable Chat is now live on all podcast streaming platforms bringing you the latest updates on crop protection methods from FMC Ltd’s Gareth Jones. As well as Glyn Jones, Environmental Economist, discussing business decisions, the impact of environmental policies and when the time to act is. You can listen to the episode here.
Arable Chat Episode 10: Protecting your crops and your finances

Drones proven to aid plant breeding in identifying valuable new crop traits

New research from crop research organisation NIAB and partners in China has, for the first time, linked drone-based, multi-season aerial plant phenotyping with dynamics of agronomic performance that associates with reliable DNA markers.  This will make it easier for crop breeders and researchers to select plants, or discover genes, based on marker patterns (genotypes) and desired traits (phenotypes).  Drones have great potential …
Drones proven to aid plant breeding in identifying valuable new crop traits

Success for collaborative pesticide reduction scheme

During 2021 no metaldehyde exceedances were reported at Severn Trent water treatment plants, recognising the success of the water company’s ‘Farm to Tap’ scheme in improving water quality. To date, the scheme has worked collaboratively with 649 farmers in the catchment, since its inception in 2016, at which point there were 18 exceedances reported. Laura Flower, Severn Trent senior catchment …
Success for collaborative pesticide reduction scheme
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