Written by Jamie Day
Defra minister George Eustice used the NFU conference this week to add detail to the UK’s post-Brexit agricultural policy. NFU president Minette Batters, while welcoming a less restricted production environment, reiterated her warning that the UK agrifood sector must not be undercut by cheap food imports made to standards illegal in the UK. Mr Eustice, […]
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Written by Jamie Day
A pre close trading statement from Associated British Foods, ahead of the company’s interim results in early April, forecasts a similar operating profit for its Agriculture division to the £15 million a year ago, but from higher revenues(H1 2019 £665m). The AB Agri division expects revenues to be ahead of last year in the first […]
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Written by Jamie Day
Minette Batters has been re-elected as president of the National Farmers’ Union for a second term, following biennial officeholder elections at its 2020 AGM and Conference in Birmingham. But there is a change of deputy and vice president roles. Hertfordshire farmer Stuart Roberts is elected deputy president after serving two years as vice president. He […]
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Written by Jamie Day
Sencrop, the French local weather data provider that is now used by over 400 British farmers, has acquired sensor specialist Visio-Green which is also based in France. As a result of the acquisition, it says over 10,000 farmers will be able to connect to Sencrop’s data-driven platform, consolidating its position as the European leader in […]
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Written by Jamie Day
Jonathan Job is promoted to the role of managing director of Duynie Feed Europe within the Dutch multinational co-product feed business with effect from February 1st. He succeeds Roel van Haeren in the role. The change will allow Mr van Haeren more time for his work on the Duynie Group’s management board. He will continue […]
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Written by Jamie Day
The AIC is about to start the new regime of short notice and unannounced audits for its FEMAS, TASCC and UFAS assurance schemes that was first announced last year. AIC Services says the audits, which will start in the current quarter, are a response to the need to demonstrate increasing levels of robustness in the […]
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Written by Charlotte Cunningham
The multi-site cereal fungicide, Unizeb Gold, has gained authorisation for use from the start of stem elongation (GS30) on wheat. Charlotte Cunningham reports. The change was granted following a submission by agrochemical firm, UPL, to bring forward the application window from growth stages 41-65 to growth stages 30-65, so the product can now be used throughout the critical period of risk for foliar diseases in wheat. The product itself is is a liquid...
From grape to grain: how a warming climate is changing what we eat and drink
Written by Lisa Cox, David Fanner, Marni Cordell, Andy Ball and Nick Evershed
Australia is known for its fresh food and great wine – but that could change as the weather becomes hotter, drier and more unpredictable. One winemaker is racing to adapt
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Written by John Swire
NMR is participating, along with major dairy organisations in north west Europe, in the HappyMoo project, which aims to provide dairy farmers with early notification of issues relating to health and well-being in individual cows, before they become a problem and affect performance.
The project will develop links – through ‘machine learning’ – between milk spectral data and conditions exhibited in the cow. “Results from milk samples tested through NMR’s mid-infrared...
Written by Billy Wickham
Rural campaigning organisation – the Countryside Alliance – has launched a national survey ahead of the Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May 2020.
The survey will close on March 29, 2020, with the objective of gaining insight into what rural people think about rural policing and crime.
Crime has always been a key issue throughout the countryside, but it has risen further up the agenda of rural concerns over the last few years.
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Written by Agriland Team
Wheat prices drifted downwards this week on LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets. In fact CBOT wheat went from a high of 566.75c/bu on February 18 to 529.25c/bu on February 27 – a drop of 37.5c/bu.
Concerns over the coronavirus were no doubt having an impact on markets, while large production estimates for the season ahead also played a role.
The spread of the virus to Europe has impacted on markets as traders take into account the effect it may...
Written by Billy Wickham
The Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT) has been awarded a £15,000 grant by the Postcode Community Trust; a grant giving charity, funded by the players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
The grant will help the CRT achieve the long-term aims for its new community orchard at Lark Rise Farm in Barton, Cambridgeshire.
What are these long-term aims?
While also being an integral part of the charity’s education programme, the orchard will enhance local wildlife and provide...
The Guardian on the Environment Secretary’s visit to Ironbridge
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This morning, the Guardian has published an article on the Environment Secretary’s visit to Ironbridge yesterday, claiming that the minister has been criticised for not meeting residents of the town who have been evacuated from their houses as a result of flooding.
Despite the headline, the Environment Secretary had in fact spent his visit meeting residents who have had their homes and...
Written by Matt Hopkins
Truterra (formerly Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN) and Syngenta have announced that they are collaborating to offer a step-change in […]
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Written by Billy Wickham
UK lamb consumer trends in 2019 show that the total spend on the commodity at retail has been relatively stable, based on new figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
The volume of lamb purchased in the UK decreased by 1.7% on 2018 levels – to stand at 61,200t.
The volume sales of lamb varied between each category, with lamb mince seeing the biggest increase – up 4.9% on 2018.
This is aligned with an increased demand from the consumer for more convenience-based lamb...
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Authorities in the US have decided to lift a suspension on the import of raw, intact beef into the country from Brazil, after inspections were carried out by US officials in the South American country.
The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) made the announcement last week after inspectors from the service conducted a verification audit of Brazil’s raw, intact beef products in January.
This audit was for the purpose of checking if authorities in Brazil...
Written by Billy Wickham
Open Farm Weekend has announced that Bank of Ireland (BOI) is continuing its title sponsorship of the province-wide agri-food initiative.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) event is set to take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, as it enters its ninth year of existence.
The initiative seeks to reconnect the public with where their local food comes from and offers an opportunity to meet the farmers and processors who produce it.
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'Lost communities': thousands of wells in rural California may run dry
Written by Susie Cagle
Years of pumping, drought and a thirsty agriculture industry have taken a heavy toll on the water supply – and new plans are leaving vulnerable residents behind
When Carolina Garcia’s well began pumping sand and air instead of water in 2016, she didn’t know where to turn.
The Garcias had been living in Tombstone Territory, a quiet four-street community in California’s San Joaquin Valley, for 10...
Written by Sree Sen
Following the weight of the election result on Thursday, December 12, Savills farmland forecast is delivered with greater confidence, although this is part of the bigger story that still needs to be resolved.
A strong Conservative majority offers continuity in the farm business environment, even if a great deal of regulatory change faces the sector over the coming five years.
However, Savills analysis shows many standard market drivers are having less impact in the...
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Tractor Chat #01 - with Direct Driller Magazine Farmer Focus writer Phil Rowbottom
Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.
Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.