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The National ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Union (NFU) has urged the Government not to give Indian sugar access to the UK market, following a row over the country’s illegal subsidies to the sector.

The winding up of AHDB Potatoes following the vote against the continuation of the levy last March, has led to several proposals for new representative bodies in the potato sector to fill the funding gap.

An AHDB PhD student is exploring how root exudates help some cereals to compete with black-grass.

An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.

For the second year, Defra has approved the emergency authorisation (EA) of the neonicotinoid seed treatment, Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam), following an application from British Sugar and NFU Sugar.

More farmers are now exploring the potential of living mulches to improve soil health and reduce the need for bagged fertilisers.

The University of Aberdeen has joined forces with one of Scotlands largest agricultural co-operatives in a new venture that could help farmers produce their own clean, green energy on a mass scale.

The University of Aberdeen has joined forces with one of Scotland’s largest agricultural co-operatives in a new venture that could help farmers produce their own clean, green energy on a mass scale.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø who previously sat on the fence about Countryside Stewardship (CS) should seriously consider the scheme, following the announcement from Defra that payment rates will increase by an average of 30 per cent.

New legislation in England to cut red tape for gene edited crop researchhas come into force.