New CGIAR Research Portfolio tackles growing complexity of agricultural development challenges
Global research partnership CGIAR has launched a new portfolio of research programs designed to reduce…
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NFU Potato Forum chairman and vice chairman are re-appointed
Alex Godfrey and Tim Papworth have been re-appointed as chairman and vice chairman respectively of…
Elsoms’ agricultural trial sites selected for open events across the Eastern region
Independently hosted open events at key Elsoms’ trial sites across the Eastern region offer an…
Potato stocks keep pace with 2015/16 season
GB grower-held potato stock levels at the end of March were at 1Mt, around the…
Use OSR genetics to reduce risk and protect yield
Making OSR variety choices based on the conditions in which they are to be grown…
Rabobank: Fruit shortages set to get worse in future
Rabobank has responded to reports that cold weather has hit fruit production in the UK…
Final farmers selected for the 50-strong Real Results national wheat trial
The 50 farmers joining the BASF ‘Real Results Circle’ have been finalised and are described…
New pollinator research project for Lothians Monitor Farm
The Lothians Monitor Farm is working with researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) on a…
Rothamsted questions neonicotinoid ban
Maintaining production of many UK crops is at risk if neonicotinoids, the pesticides linked with…
Increased volatility in 2017/18?
The first USDA 2017/18 global supply and demand projections point to lower output and increased…