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Farmers are being reminded not to fall foul of new rules requiring the users of agrochemicals to register their details on a new Government database by June 22.

Blight monitoring is to continue this season thanks to funding from the Scottish Government

Blight monitoring is to continue this season thanks to funding from the Scottish Government

With grain prices reacting to every political development following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Alex Black spoke to CRM AgriCommodities James Bolesworth about the industry’s increased appetite for market information.

Seed potatoes from Great Britain (GB) will be able to be sold in Northern Ireland (NI) once more under the terms of new legislation from Westminster.

The Queen succeeded to the throne on February 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. While agriculture has changed much in the 70 years that followed, fears about food security have remained.

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.

There are several ways to produce an effective seedbed. Mike Abram explores the pros and cons of how to set the foundation for establishment, weed control and weather resilience.

Since 2012, digitising the grain passport has formed the basis of industry-wide discussions, studies and become the subject of a pilot project.

British Sugar and NFU Sugar have announced a 25 per cent cash advancement, interest free, for the current sugar beet crop ahead of the 2022/23 campaign to help alleviate ’commercial pressures’ growers are facing.