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Having confirmed payments for last year’s wool clip, British Wool acknowledged the prices will be disappointing to members and said the organisation is doing everything it can to navigate what is currently a ‘very challenging environment’ for raw material suppliers.

Cereals will host nearly 400 exhibitors and sponsors, ranging from companies that have attended the event for years to those exhibiting for the first time or returning after a few years’ break.

Trials last year underlined the economic benefit of managing take-all with a seed treatment in risky situations and should be considered when ordering winter wheat seed for 2023 drilling.

Following the penultimate revision of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill on Tuesday 16th May, the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is calling for further amendments to address concerns surrounding the economic viability of agricultural businesses and provide support to new and young entrants to the industry.

Integrated into arable rotations, hybrid rye offers significant agronomic benefits combined with market opportunities in the animal feed and distilling sectors, with experts predicting the UK rye area to double in size over the next few years.

Returning for its fifth year, LEAF Education’s Farming Fortnight initiative will see hundreds of schools take part in educating young minds about food, farming, and the natural environment through inspiring classroom lessons and farm visits.

Farmers are being encouraged to prioritise fly control now and protect their livestock, as warm and wet weather is set to accelerate maggot and fly emergence.

As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to Polly Reid, a sustainable fashion designer who produces her clothing using the wool from her flock of sheep.

Two of Scotland’s longest established fresh produce organisations, East of Scotland Growers Ltd (ESG) and R&K Drysdales Ltd (RKD), have joined forces to expand their product range and provide additional value to customers, with a combined turnover now approaching £50m.

Building on evidence gained via RABI’s recent Big Farming Survey, the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has put forward urgent recommendations in its inquiry into poor mental health in rural communities, a move welcomed by the farming charity.

Following reports of peach-potato aphids caught in traps across the sugar beet growing area, farmers are being advised to monitor aphid numbers closely and treat non-Cruiser protected crops with a foliar insecticide as soon as thresholds are met.

T H White has recently expanded its Manitou Construction territory to the north, covering parts of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and mid-Wales, with its newest Stourport-on-Severn base having replaced MSM DRH Ltd effective 1st April.