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The Lincolnshire-based agri seeds business Cope Seeds & Grain has a new majority owner following a successful management buyout. Managing director Gemma Clarke has bought out the majority stake from the previous owner Trevor Cope, who founded the business back in 2003. In her current role since 2008, Gemma has built Cope Seeds & Grain into the UK’s largest organic …
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Leading agronomy firm ProCam has strengthened its UK technical team with the appointment of Rebecca Tunnicliffe as trials officer responsible for farmer-focused research. With four years’ experience in agricultural field trials, Rebecca, who is based near Pickering in Yorkshire, and who was raised on a mixed farm near Pickering, also has a degree in biology from The University of Lincoln. …
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Syngenta has launched a new, online support tool to help growers with fungicide decisions in winter wheat and in winter and spring barley. Available at www.syngenta.co.uk/rust-locator-2021/fungicide-decision-tool, the interactive tool takes into account factors such as variety resistance, whether the main target disease is yellow rust or Septoria in wheat, or net blotch, Rhynchosporium or brown rust in barley, and whether disease …
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It is back to business for NIAB at the 2021 Cereals Event with over 125 different crop and variety plots alongside the always popular Soil Pit exhibit. The plots provide a backdrop to the latest technical advice and research in variety choice, independent agronomy, soil and rotation management and crop genetics. The variety demonstration area includes 32 winter wheat and …
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With the T1 window for wheat rapidly approaching, Adama is advising that, instead of relying solely on the use of single site active ingredients to control septoria, growers should also include folpet in their T1 treatments to provide added protection efficacy, yield response and resistance management. “Formulating a crop protection programme that encompasses a diverse range of active ingredients is …
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Visitors to this year's Cereals event will be the first to see several new products from Agricast. The leading supplier of replacement wearing parts will be showcasing its STP 650 packer, GLX leg, and new bearings, all of which were launched during lockdown. The STP (Steel Tensioned Packer) was developed in response to growers saying that wet weather was causing …
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The UK's leading designer and manufacturer of agricultural drainage trenchers is returning to Cereals this year after a three-year absence. Mastenbroek has announced it will be exhibiting as part of the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) Drainage Area at Cereals in June. The company's return to the event will give visitors an opportunity to find out about the latest …
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The source limited nature of our wheat varieties today means that disease has a bigger impact on yield than it did some years ago. Dr Julie Smith, Principal Research Scientist, ADAS said, “Wheat plants intercept sunshine (solar radiation) and convert that energy to grain, and so to yield. For the crop to achieve its yield potential it needs a balanced …
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Four well-known farm business consultants with many years of experience have joined Ceres Rural, expanding its specialist team. Bringing their combined expertise to the new consultancy at a time of great change in the farming industry, all four are already engaged in providing practical solutions and independent advice to rural businesses. Will Gemmill has joined as executive partner, after more …
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Recent cold, dry weather may have reduced the immediate disease pressure in cereal crops, but growers cannot drop their guard against yellow rust and Septoria at the main spring fungicide timings, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons warns. Yellow rust in particular is again causing concerns following reports of outbreaks in an unusually high number of varieties across some parts of northern …
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