Peas prove a success for Bishop Burton team
Bishop Burton College has won the 2016 Cereals Challenge having risen to the challenge of growing the most profitable crop of peas. Last year’s winner’s Easton & Otley College claimed second place and Harper Adams University came third. Teams from Newcastle University, The Royal Agricultural University, Harper Adams University, Bishop Burton College, Risheholme College and […]
Growing confidence in pulse crop reflected at PGRO AGM and Field Day
The UK pulse industry is looking ahead with growing confidence as the excellent performance and returns for the 2014 crop are carried forward to the 2015 crop and beyond. This was the strong message from Roger Vickers, PGRO Chief Executive, speaking at the organisations’s AGM and Pulse Field Day held at Stubton, Notts. “In 2014, […]
PGRO/BEPA Pulse Market Update
Summary 30th March saw USDA’s Prospective Plantings Survey and maize acres are predicted to rise more than soybeans, but soybean production is likely to increase – but not sufficiently to meet demand, hence the recent CBOT price increases of $80/tonne since New Year. This is also keeping oilseed prices firm in UK/Europe where there are […]
