|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Following Russian drone attacks earlier this week, which have damaged the infrastructure and destroyed grain storage facilities in the port of Reni on the Danube, the price of wheat including UK feed wheat futures rose sharply. As reported last week the Danube has increasingly become an important artery for Ukraine trade since the start of the war. This was expected …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AHDB has released the 2023 Planting and Variety Survey results which provides estimates for the coming harvest with a regional breakdown. The data estimates that there has been a slight decrease year-on-year in wheat planting, with additional barley and OSR being sown. Barley area in the UK is estimated to increase by 5% to 1,154 Kha and there is also an …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maize crops can make gains in cob quality and dry matter yield with QuantisTM for stress relief through the pollen development stage at flowering, along with any subsequent heat events. Syngenta technical manager, Andy Cunningham, outlined: “Crop stress during the reproductive stage of maize deteriorates both the number of kernels set on each cob, and their quality. “That typically occurs …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Drone Ag has announced the start of a new, two-year, Innovate UK grant-funded project having successfully bid for a grant of £610,000, which was conditional on raising at least that amount from private investors. Bruce Colley, Program Manager from Innovate UK said: “I am delighted that our grant funding has helped to de-risk Drone Ag’s ambitious technology plans sufficiently to …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Hampshire-based Wheatsheaf Farming was our 2022 Sustainable Farming Award winner, although manager David Miller states they are aiming beyond that. “While I agree with the principles of sustainable farming, I’ve always found the phrasing a little strange,” David Miller explained when we visited him before Christmas. “To sustain means to keep things the same, and while they are often …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) and Rural Contractors New Zealand Inc (RCNZ) have launched a new partnership to try and help solve the labour shortage gap for contractors. Commenting, Jill Hewitt, NAAC CEO said: "The industry is having real problems in sourcing professional, experienced labour particularly in seasonal peaks. To try and assist, the NAAC and RCNZ are …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ringlink’s pre-apprenticeship for 16–21-year-olds has been remarkably successful at attracting new recruits, with almost half of the trainees having no previous agricultural background. The Land-based Pre-apprenticeship is a vocational pathway for school leavers or new entrants, providing a qualification at SCQF level 4, certificated training tickets and 6 months full-time employment. This work-based model suits the industry well, as it …
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
