Delivering sustainable food security, a new science strategy for Rothamsted Research
Rothamsted Research has today launched a new science strategy, Where Knowledge Grows. The new Strategy brings together Food Security and Environmental research and aims to deliver the knowledge and new practices to increase crop productivity and quality and to develop environmentally sustainable solutions for food and energy production. Rothamsted Research is a national […]
Agricultural Engineers response to Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
The Institution of Agricultural Engineers supports this initiative, launched today. Peter Leech, IAgrE President said ” This award is a great way to show engineering in its true light as a cornerstone of society and a key driver for economic well being. The UK’s agricultural engineers are instrumental in tackling the world’s challenges […]
Polaris to Acquire Goupil Industrie SA
Combining Polaris and Goupil creates a dynamic on-road, commercial small electric vehicle business poised for continued growth Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced an agreement to acquire Goupil Industrie SA, a privately owned, Bourran, France-based manufacturer of on-road, commercial electric vehicles, built on a modular design that offers many functional options and […]
BP2011 something for everyone, including BASIS points
Follow the Potato Council knowledge trail at BP2011 and gain up to 18 BASIS points! There are lots of reasons to register now for your free entry to the event, to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire on November 23 and 24. Areas of interest include market intelligence news and updates on the different […]
HGCA Recommended Lists for 2012/13
Eighteen varieties have been added to the HGCA Recommended Lists for 2012/13. Summaries of the new HGCA Recommended Lists are available at www.hgca.com/varieties (from 10.00am, 16 November). The full HGCA Recommended Lists booklet will be distributed in early 2012. Wheat There are fivenew winter wheat varieties. Crusoe is a nabim Group 1 variety […]
British Wool Marketing Boards work to be highlighted at Royal Welsh Winter Fair
Farmers and visitors to this month’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Builth Wells, on 28 and 29 November will have the chance to gain a full and complete understanding of the work done on their behalf by the British Wool Marketing Board. The BWMB stand at the leading primestock show and pre-Christmas event will […]
Linde announces new breakthrough environmentally friendly fumigant
Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced plans for a new fumigant in cooperation with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia. The new fumigant, to be marketed as EDN, will be used to limit the impact of pests and disease on timber and in agriculture. Based […]
BCPC Weed Review highlights challenges ahead for herbicides
Over sixty delegates attended the 48th BCPC Annual Weed Review chaired by Dr Gordon-Anderson-Taylor, Bayer CropScience, and held at PGRO, Peterborough on 9 November. The Review addressed a wide range of issues affecting weed control in the UK today. Dr Ruth Mann from STRI highlighted a number of problems facing the amenity sector […]
Mole Valley Farmers join forces with Cox & Robinson Farm and Country
Two agricultural businesses, both totally committed to the farming industry, are joining forces to increase their service to the farming community. Mole Valley Farmers, one of the few businesses based on a co-operative model in the supply industry, have acquired Cox & Robinson Farm and Country, a long established privately-owned agricultural supply outlet […]
