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Nov 20, 2024 · The agricultural sector is one of the UK’s oldest and most treasured exports, but has faced some of the most significant challenges of any industry in recent years.

16 hours ago · The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has released fungicide performance data for a recently authorised cereal fungicide – Plaxium. The product has shown useful broad-spectrum efficacy in wheat and barley trials and provides a useful option to help manage several major cereal ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The challenging 2024 season produced some unwelcome weather for growing forage maize, but it also underlined several valuable lessons, says Simon Montgomery, ProCam Field Options technical lead. Taking on board these lessons could help produce better maize this year, he suggests. “Like other high ...

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Oct 18, 2024 · Supply over Q1-Q3 2024 is 30% higher than the five-year average and the second highest amount for 10 years; The number of farms for sale is the highest since 2015, with more larger farms and estates for sale than is typical

Jan 9, 2025 · Environment Secretary to set out his vision to boost farmers' profitability and sustainability as part of the Plan for Change. First steps towards government to use its own purchasing power to buy British food Government to consider new reforms to speed up the planning process on farms to boost food ...

Jan 10, 2025 · The Environment Secretary set out his vision to boost farmers’ profitability and sustainability as part of the Plan for Change at yesterday’s Oxford Farming conference. Richard Broadbent, director in the environmental team at national law firm Freeths, shares his view on the three strands; a ...

Nov 5, 2024 · £2.4 billion for farming budget next year – with the largest ever directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history.

Nov 22, 2024 · The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) ' s Early Bird Survey, published today, predicts an increase in the UK wheat area for harvest 2025 of 5.4%. However, at 1,613 Kha, the projected 2025 area remains below the 2019 – 2023 average of 1,705 Kha. Winter and spring barley and oilseed rape (OSR) areas are seen to be falling.