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The latest AHDB Grain Market Report (19th October) showed UK feed wheat futures (Nov-23) gained during the week ending at £191.30/t. The Nov-24 contract closed at £202.40/t, up £3.40/t over the same period. Domestic feed wheat futures followed gains in European wheat markets. This was largely due to a weakening euro and British pound, making wheat more competitive on the …
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Farmers are being invited to enter Agreena’s soil carbon programme for harvest year 2024. More than one million hectares have been registered with the programme and AgreenaCarbon has already paid European farmers more than €6 million, with UK farmers earning €36 per carbon certificate from their regenerative farming practices. AgreenaCarbon, is Europe’s largest soil carbon platform supporting farmers finance their …
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KUHN Farm Machinery has extended its range of mechanical combination seed drills with the launch of the SITERA 100 series, the three models offering a variety of coulter and seeding unit options depending on application. All three offer a 3m working width and either 24 rows at 12.5 cm intervals, or 20 rows offering 15 cm spacings. The key difference …
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Although only halfway through its investigation into sustainable wireworm control, the Fera-led R&D project, Enigma I, is reporting impressive results. Over 1,100 samples of click beetles have been collected on-farm by project partners, such as Syngenta, G’s Growers, Pearce Seeds, Blackthorn Arable, Elveden Farms and Inov3PT, enabling Fera scientists to analyse differences in species and damage patterns, a pest responsible …
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AHDB is set to commission an independent review of assurance in the combinable crops supply chain. The AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Sector Council's decision to complete the review comes following a meeting involving presentations by Red Tractor (Assured Food Standards) and the British Farming Union (BFU). AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Sector Chair Tom Clarke said the purpose of the review …
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The October 2023 issue is now available online In this issue, SFI applications are now open, but the NFU is calling for DEFRA to delay the cuts in Basic Payments until issues are resolved. BOFIN’s Tom Allen Stevens says that it’s time for growers to take a lead in agri-research…
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