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Tomatoes with extra vitamin C via LED lamps

This has been proven by research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in collaboration with…

Plants ‘talk’ to plants to help them grow

Having a neighborly chat improves seed germination, finds research in BioMed Central’s open access…

Pesticides ruling to impact farmers

The European Commission has intervened in a dispute between member states to suspend the…
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Climate change will cause widespread global-scale loss of common plants and animals

Research published today in the journal Nature Climate Change looked at 50,000 globally widespread…

Husqvarna’s leading lady

Professional arborist and two time ISA Tree Climbing Champion, Josephine Hedger of Hampshire was…

European Commission’s proposals for high provisional duties on Chinese solar panels “very disappointing”

The STA is very disappointed that the European Commission has proposed provisional duties on…
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British pig farmers need gentle and gradual growth to reduce Britain’s import bill

It will also mean more environmentally-friendly farming, and it will help maintain the nation’s…

NI beef cattle prices undermined

Processors and retailers agree that Northern Ireland’s beef industry can profit hugely from the…

Arla raises milk price for June

The increase takes Arla’s standard litre prices for conventional milk (transport adjusted) (milkprices.com flagship…
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Triple success for Scottish rapeseed oil producer

Mackintosh of Glendaveny, based north of Aberdeen, will see its range of products being sold in Dubai and throughout the Middle East and appearing on the shelves of twenty of Sainsbury’s Scottish stores for the first time. The company, which already supplies rapeseed oil products to…

May 13, 2013No CommentRead More

Tomatoes with extra vitamin C via LED lamps

This has been proven by research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in collaboration with Philips. The partnership will be continued in a joint facility for research into the application of LED lamps in horticulture (IDC LED), which will be opened in Bleiswijk (NL) on 16 May.…

May 8, 2013No CommentRead More

Deere & Company among top 50 most admired companies

Deere is ranked 40th on the Most Admired list, which is created after an assessment of more than 1400 companies around the world and a survey of business leaders worldwide. FORTUNE includes the largest 1000 US companies, as well as non-US companies with annual revenues of…

Apr 25, 2013Comments OffRead More

Is it time to bring back straw burning?

With increased resistance to herbicides and no new active ingredients on the horizon alongside increasingly stringent stewardship of products such as metaldehyde, how long can growers sustain viable crop populations in areas where these two problems exist at such high levels? The pressure on agronomists to…

Apr 18, 2013Comments OffRead More

Study identifies “chink in the armour” of Schmallenberg virus

The disease, which causes birth defects and stillbirths in sheep, goats and cattle, was first discovered in Germany in late 2011 and has already spread to more than 5,000 farms across Europe, and 1,500 farms in the UK alone. There is currently no way of treating…

Apr 18, 2013Comments OffRead More

McDonald’s to become first high street restaurant chain to serve 100% Freedom Food pork from RSPCA monitored British farms

McDonald’s is to switch to using 100% Freedom Food pork from British farms that meet strict RSPCA animal welfare standards across its entire UK menu, it was announced today. The move is McDonald’s latest step to provide consumers with locally- and responsibly-sourced food on the high…

Apr 18, 2013Comments OffRead More

CLA leaders visit Midlands HS2 sites

The aim of this high profile visit was to give key CLA staff and members first-hand knowledge of how a modern estate is gearing up to deal with the disruption to farms and businesses and the effect phase 2 of the HS2 high speed rail link…

Apr 17, 2013Comments OffRead More

Plants communicate what type of light they want

Enormous amounts of energy are wasted in greenhouses where our food is grown as a result of the plants receiving too much and the wrong kind of light. This can also stress and damage the plants. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology are working on a…

Apr 8, 2013Comments OffRead More

Bee health joint proposal announced

Bayer CropScience and Syngenta, today unveiled an action plan to unlock the EU stalemate on bee health. This follows the failure of the European Commission to reach agreement with Member States on an appropriate response to EFSA’s report on the theoretical risk to bee health from…

Mar 28, 2013Comments OffRead More

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Renewables

European Commission’s proposals for high provisional duties on Chinese solar panels “very disappointing”

May 9, 2013 / Quick read

REA hits back at NGOs’ biomass ‘Pseudo-Science’

May 3, 2013 / Quick read

Indirect Land Use Change proposal a blow for UK oilseed and protein supply

Apr 17, 2013 / Quick read

Where there’s muck…

Apr 15, 2013 / Quick read

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Future Rural Funding Debate

All are welcome to discuss, with Defra, the priorities and objectives of the next rural development programme.…

May 10, 2013No CommentRead More

Safagrow appoints Steven Flanagan

The appointment signals a new era for the privately-owned company that formulates, manufactures and packs all its…

May 10, 2013No CommentRead More

Farm business summit aims to help farmers

Experts in banking, farming, insurance and business are expected to discuss ways to improve farmers’ access to…

May 8, 2013No CommentRead More

Hampshire supplier secures success with brand new Spinnaker contract

Northney Ice Cream, who makes all their products at Northney Farm using their own milk from their…

May 7, 2013No CommentRead More

SDF appoints new Parts Sales and Marketing Manager

Taking on the mantle of Parts Sales and Marketing Manager for Same Deutz-Fahr is Jason Webb who…

May 7, 2013No CommentRead More

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Pesticides ruling to impact farmers

The European Commission has intervened in a dispute between member states to suspend the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoid for flowering crops, which…

May 1, 2013Comments OffRead More

Bean growers get new option for Downy Mildew control

PGRO advised SL567A should be used at the first signs of Downy Mildew, particularly if the crop has just commenced flowering. Up to…

Apr 25, 2013Comments OffRead More

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British pig farmers need gentle and gradual growth to reduce Britain’s import bill

It will also mean more environmentally-friendly farming, and it will help maintain the nation’s reputation for being one of the world’s highest-welfare pig producing countries. Currently British farms…

May 7, 2013No CommentRead More

NI beef cattle prices undermined

Processors and retailers agree that Northern Ireland’s beef industry can profit hugely from the horsemeat scandal if purchasing focusses exclusively on high provenance, UK-only, beef cattle that are…

May 7, 2013No CommentRead More

More on Livestock

Arla raises milk price for June

“Exercise Compliance” will check for illegal pigmeat

Vets voice value of vaccination for World Veterinary Day

Britain’s milkmen are the £300 million corner shop on wheels

Dairy industry stresses importance of the EU School Milk Scheme

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Zara Phillips launches Range Rover Evoque Wise Scholarship at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

The Range Rover Evoque WISE Scholarship will provide a £9,000 bursary to three female students or apprentices who would like to explore a career or…

May 8, 2013No CommentRead More

French scholar designs unmanned aircraft for farmers at Shropshire university

Adam Henson hosts Young Farmers’ road safety course

Harper Adams invests in campus to improve student facilities

New Potato Council Studentships

Motors View all

Chevrolet Trax ups the ante in Europe’s small SUV segment

Today, some 78 years later, Chevrolet is launching its first entry in the small SUV segment, the Trax. “Trax is a modern, highly versatile yet fuel-efficient small SUV,…

Apr 19, 2013Comments OffRead More

Mercedes-Benz Concept GLA

The Concept GLA combines dynamic styling with clear benefits for recreational use. Under the bonnet of this new concept vehicle (length/width/height: 4383/1978/1579 millimetres) sits a four-cylinder turbocharged petrol…

Apr 19, 2013Comments OffRead More

9 speed ahead!

Land Rover will demonstrate the latest in a long line of technical firsts at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show withthe announcement of the world’s first 9-speed automatic transmission…

Feb 27, 2013Comments OffRead More

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