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Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over the past number of years; despite the challenges posed by last year’s spike in fertiliser prices. Caldbeck moved to...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting that UK wheat and barley stocks will remain tight, relative to envisaged demand for the remainder of 2023/2024. One of the key factors coming into play is the year-on-year...

Favourable harvest reports and trial results as growers, agronomists and seed specialists sense a winner With only a few weeks to go before the announcement of the new Recommended List (RL), new Group 3 Soft wheat Candidate variety Bamford continues to generate very high levels of interest...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Group 3 soft wheat variety, Bamford, continues to generate interest following a series of industry and on-farm trials. The variety, from independent breeder Elsoms Seeds, is currently the highest yielding of this year’s Recommended List Soft Group 3...

Has anyone read this next load of £hit coming at us from Red Tractor, Way beyond their remit . Cant find the link can someone help ?

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland The mixed weather this year has caused a wide variation in harvest yield and quality around Scotland. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland said that some respondents to its annual harvest survey this year described their harvest as brilliant...

High N's, High screenings, High skinnings. Of the stuff which ha been cut already this seems to be the picture countrywide, from the Borders to The Highlands. There are a lot of disenchanted farmers out there already keep an eye on your neighbours have a chat! The price discrepancy between...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland With the weather slightly improving over the coming days, many tillage farmers will be making a dash for the harvest finishing line, certainly where wheat is concerned. Teagasc is strongly advising growers to concentrate on harvesting grain; getting...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Three Scottish farming businesses have been nominated for the Innovation in Farming Award as part of the national Helping it Happen Awards scheme organised by Scottish Land & Estates. Arbikie Highland Estate; Wilson’s Farm and Kitchen; and...

“Barley is one of the world’s most prevalent crops and crucial to the global food and drink sector. It is obviously integral to the whisky industry here in Scotland, as well as a vital source of animal feed and malt for beer, so the relevance of this study cannot be understated" It may be known...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Yara UK has today (Friday, June 23) announced a long-term collaboration with Simpsons Malt Ltd. and Varda aiming to “dramatically” reduce the carbon footprint of malting barley and distilling wheat production. The agreement will involve the use of...

Let’s start a harvest 23 thread! So how far do we all think we are from starting? Winter barley rapidly ripening here early start is on the cards. First week of july maybe, rape just starting to lose its greenness also!

High yielding Group 3 Soft ticks all the key boxes confirms Laura Beaty of MSP Bamford, an early maturing, high yielding Group 3 Soft wheat, is receiving strong seed trade support on the back of very promising results recorded in National List (NL) trials according to both Laura Beaty, Seed...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Incoming Group 3 wheat variety, Bamford, is showing early promise following AHDB National List trials, according to seed trade experts. The soft Group 3 wheat has attracted the attention of both Laura Beaty and Andrew Bourne, thanks to its potential...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Patience is the key to succeeding with both direct drilling and spring barley in Scotland, as CPM finds out when meeting David Fuller-Shapcott. By Mike Abram Conventional logic says direct drilling in Scotland is challenging. Doing it...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Stress is arguably the single biggest risk factor for any barley crop. CPM attended a BASF roundtable to discover why preventing stress in the crop is important and how this can be done while facing numerous challenges. By Melanie...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A wet early spring has favoured septoria and thrown fungicide strategies in the air. CPM investigates how four decision-makers from across the country are planning to manage the threat at T2. By Will Charlton Choosing a fungicide for T2...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Could hybrid rye be the new crop of the moment? CPM delves deeper into a series of trials which has flagged the benefits of hybrid rye both in terms of the crop’s growing requirements and its market potential. By Melanie Jenkins The...

New UK Program promises barley breeding progression Promising new material is emerging from a barley breeding programme set up in the UK just five years ago. With a completely new UK programme delivering three newly Recommended spring barley varieties and a novel Nationally-Listed naked barley...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanian-farmers-block-borders-protest-over-ukrainian-grain-imports-2023-04-07/ Thousands of farmers protested across Romania on Friday over the impact of Ukrainian grain imports on prices, blocking traffic and border checkpoints with tractors and trucks and...