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Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbours, giving them a competitive advantage, a new study has revealed. 

It seems over recent months that good news policy announcements for our sector have been few and far between, so it was welcoming to hear the recent Government decision confirming the roll out of E10 petrol this year.

Peatlands are identified as holding the largest carbon stores of all habitats in a report published by Natural England

For crops already in the ground, dry soils and low temperatures are hindering growth, however, it is too early to say whether there will be longer term consequences.

The bulk of the weekly price gains are related to positive offshore developments, as markets look to potential weather issues in the Americas.

The first dedicated independent study into the miscanthus carbon life cycle shows that the crop is net carbon negative, capturing net 0.64 tonnes of carbon (2.35 tonnes CO2e) per hectare, per year in the soil at least.

AHDB’s potato storage research team has worked closely with industry representatives to submit a position paper to the Chemical Regulation Division (CRD) of the HSE.

RAGT and Bayer have entered an exclusive collaboration to jointly develop state-of-the-art hybrid wheat varieties.

The Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit have combined to make 2020/21 a year potato growers will never forget.