rapeseed

Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland International quotations for wheat, maize, vegetable oils and cheese have dropped significantly, while the prices of meat have risen last month, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said. Lower prices for dairy...

Brassica growers should look to keep all remaining foliar insecticide options open for the difficult challenges to come through the growing season, advises Syngenta Technical Manager, Simon Jackson. For most crops, choosing to use cyantraniliprole as a drench during plant raising could leave...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland According to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) analysts, world grain markets are under pressure. Factors coming in to play here include favourable weather for US maize-planting and resumed Ukrainian grain exports. US weather looks...

BFU representatives had a meeting with AHDB Directors on 23/04/2023. It was interesting, and I think we made a little bit of progress. Here's my take on how it went..... We suggested a single assurance scheme offering wasn't helpful, particularly as the standards are relatively high for it, it...

SAF fuel made from Sewerage? Guess some farmers got plenty of muck??? https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/1682331465983982600/wizz-air-invests-gbp5-million-in-aviation-fuel-producer-firefly

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has said that it is “opn” to talks following the decision by Poland to suspend imports of grain from the war-torn country, In a statement, the Ukrainian ministry said it “regrets the decision of its...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A mild autumn enabled crops to establish well and develop quickly but a cold, dry winter has reduced some early gains, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). In its latest crop development update for England...

He obviously got out of the bed the wrong side (as my Mum would say). My Reply: I wish to reply to David Buttle in last week’s edition. As a cereal grower I home-save and also buy-in seed. Almost without exception the home saved is better quality, mainly due to fact that it has been over a...

Cereal prices in free fall yet Uk government wanting or are about to remove import tariff. clearly another kick in the balls for us uk farming and a big finger up to everything conservation wise and the green agenda to which we are getting paid to bugger about with to keep the packhams happy...

Hi all Hellllllllllpppp. just looking at helping son`s with possible new venture. trying to do some costings and got to milk powder. where do you start??????? MVF have about 10 different ones, wynnstay have about 20. some help. these calves would be beef cross out of dairy cows, bulls...

Argentina has been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, which has been ongoing since last year. To start, it severely impacted their wheat crop for this marketing year (2022/23). Currently, it is having significant implications on their spring cropping which is being hit hard by the ongoing...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland A Northern Irish food company has been fined for causing a discharge of trade effluent to enter a waterway, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said. Golden Popcorn Ltd. of Orchard Close, Newpark Industrial Estate...

Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland International food commodity prices have declined for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said. The decline reflects lower quotations for vegetable oils and dairy...

Defra announces further support for farmers at NFU conference Written by Defra Press Office A panorama of a field of yellow rape or canola flowers, grown for the rapeseed oil crop. Late spring in Hampshire, UK Both Defra Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey and Farming Minister Mark Spencer...

388: Agri Market Outlook - Arable Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board The latest Cereals and Oilseeds Agri Market Outlook takes stock of the current situation and looks forward to what we might expect in the coming months for supply availability, trade and demand. In...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Matching nitrogen rates to defined soil variability is an obvious route to optimise nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) but when that variability exists throughout the field, it’s a more demanding exercise. CPM investigates. By Lucy de la...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Though some may be sceptical about the benefits of using adjuvants, two growers are achieving great results by incorporating them into their spray programmes. CPM finds out more. By Charlotte Cunningham Despite sometimes being cast off...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that its latest agri-market outlook released today (Friday, February 10) indicates that high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis will continue to impact farm business planning...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the 10th consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has reported today (Friday, February 3). The FAO Food Price Index averaged...

At the beginning of last week Paris rapeseed futures (May-23) closed at their lowest price since the middle of December 2021. As the week progressed, the contract recovered some ground, but remains at levels last seen at the start of 2022. The downward pressure on rapeseed futures has also been...