distilling

Laureate on heavy land, aiming for 7.5t/ha and malting sample. Previous cropping either wheat or failed OSR. How much nitrogen would you give in total please? Had 40kg/ha N in seedbed @ drilling.

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF New malting barley varieties capable of producing more litres of alcohol per hectare could not only reduce the carbon footprint of beer and spirit production, but they could also deliver significant benefits for growers. CPM finds out...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF After years of decline in planted area, something is shaking up Group 3 and that something is Bamford – a new soft wheat variety with yields contending with the top performers plus numerous end market opportunities. CPM takes a deep dive...

Quickly approaching the end of optimal timing for spring barley planting. Although the planned area will be substantially higher than normal how much will now get drilled vs a catch crop and what does get drilled will surely be at risk of being poor quality. Another 8mm today FFS! BB

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Dr. Colm Moran has been appointed chief regulatory officer at Alltech, a global agri-business with more than 5,000 staff and customers in over 120 countries. Moran has worked with Alltech for more than 20 years, most recently serving as director of...

Just seen in FW that RT plan to press ahead. RT(and so NFU) have now come out with it. So that's the battle lines drawn.. If you want GFC, then stay in nfu If your again it, join BFU Also looks like we need to talk with NSA Anyone with contacts at top of NSA? Updated on 8th March following 2...

Right we've had a load wheat rejected because apparently it's hard wheat. We only grew 34 acres, was all skyscraper seed bought from merchant. All stored in same bulk. Had 3 loads away, 4 th load rejected. Going into Cameronbridge for Diageo. Apparently they do a Single Kernel...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that malting barley premiums continue to rise in the UK. For the week ending January 4, the UK spot ex-farm malting barley premium came in at £78.40/t, relative to feed barley...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is currently listing six new malting barley varieties. All are under evaluation by the organisation’s Malting Barley Committee (MBC) – three for brewing only, two for brewing and malt...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A partnership between Simpsons Malt Ltd. and BASF Agricultural Solutions which is aimed towards carbon neutral malting barley has been announced. The carbon farming platform was developed by BASF to improve fact-based understanding of the trade-offs...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options. By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones The Met Office first started naming...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s that time of year again – Christmas is fast approaching and therefore AHDB releases the latest iteration of its Recommended List for cereals and oilseeds. CPM reviews the changes including a BYDV-tolerant six-row hybrid winter barley...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The recent Ruminant Methane Mitigation conference held by the British Society of Animal Science (BCAS) in Belfast, delivered new insights into the challenges that lie ahead for the dairy and livestock sectors in terms of emissions. Here comes the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the online edition of its Recommended Lists (RL) of cereal and oilseed rape varieties for 2024/2025. They feature shorter lists for most major crops. Specifically included...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new soft milling Group 3 winter wheat for the North and two new spring barley varieties with potential for malting have been added to the AHDB Recommended List 2024/25 from Senova. Winter wheat Almara, which comes onto the RL with a recommendation...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine AHDB has today (27 November) launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25. With fewer new varieties added than in recent years, the latest edition has shorter lists for most major crops. However, highlights...

At our county NFU AGM yesterday, in a discussion of the merit (!) of Red Tractor, Kit Papworth (RT crop sector chair) claimed that RT was responsible for up to £20/t of the wheat price due to the RED declaration- can this possibly hold any truth?

Anybody else see this letter in the Telegraph today? it finishes with the numbers do not add up. Well they are certainly misleading :mad:

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that UK malting barley premiums are at historically high levels. As of October 12, the gap between the UK average spot ex-farm price for premium malting barley and feed barley...

I have been looking at the way I manage effluent on my farm at home. I can't help thinking that one of the greatest challenges of managing slury and effluent is the shear volume of liquid to be stored. The thought popped into my head about distilling effluent and slurry to reduce its volume and...