Record 12,000t shipment of beans

ABP’s Port of Ipswich has reported handling a record 12,000 tonne shipment of beans for its customer Glencore Agriculture UK, supporting local farmers and confirming its place as the UK’s

Liquid feeding pigs cuts costs and boosts performance

With feed accounting for around 70% of pig production input costs, farmers should consider switching to liquid feeding to significantly reduce overheads and increase performance. Warwickshire based pig farmer, Matthew

7m power harrow joins line-up

    Kuhn Farm Machinery has added a new model to its range of high horsepower, folding power harrows, with the 7-metre HR 7040 R sitting between the company’s existing

Norfolk Club raises £3,000 for East Anglian Air Ambulance

  North Walsham Young Farmers Club in Norfolk has presented a cheque for £3,000 to the East Anglian Air Ambulance. The Club chose the East Anglian Air ambulance as its

Forage crop research station

Forage specialist Germinal is to establish its own research station to spearhead a new programme of trials and development work geared to helping UK farmers improve the production and utilisation

NFU Sugar takes action as M & J Haulage Ltd goes into administration

NFU Sugar has outlined its response to news that leading sugar beet harvesting and haulage business, M & J Haulage Ltd has been placed in administration. NFU Sugar, which represents

Controlled released fertilisers sustainably drive yields

In a bid to reduce the amount of nitrates being lost from agricultural land into surface and ground waters, potato growers should visit BP2017 to find out about the environmental

BASF buys some of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses

BASF has signed an agreement to acquire significant parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses. Bayer intends to divest these assets in the context of its planned acquisition of

Rotam reiterates commitment to supporting sustainable future of SU herbicide products

Agrochemical company Rotam has reiterated its full commitment to sulfonylurea herbicides (SUs) despite a challenging regulatory environment. With a number of active ingredients (AIs), most notably glyphosate, under threat of

Soil conditions central to weed control this autumn

Black-grass thrives in wet, waterlogged and poor draining soils, which makes field drainage, compaction and soil conditions top of the list of “watch-outs” this autumn.

Latest Spring Barley 2017 Harvest Results

Three AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) spring barley trials are included in the latest Harvest Results released by AHDB.

‘Significant’ new yellow rust race confirmed in the UK

The presence of a further ‘significant’ wheat yellow rust race in the UK has been confirmed by the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS).

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