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A spread to watch as we head into new crop will be the imported maize price compared with domestic feed wheat delivered to feed mills.

French insect-based animal feed and fertiliser company Ynsect has just gained approval for its natural insect fertiliser YnFrass from ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety.

Farm owners and managers have been urged to help shape a new education programme, which will aim to develop homegrown talent for the agricultural industry.

Horticulture chiefs have warned growers will face a steep increase in costs as they struggle to retain and attract workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  

Defra has announced plans to reissue six temporary general licences for the control of wild birds following backlash from rural groups over its ‘chaotic’ wildlife system.

Recent hot, humid weather has increased the risk of potato late blight with Hutton Criteria periods being triggered in several regions in the last few days.

Growing a turnip rape border around oilseed rape crops could significantly reduce the number of both pollen beetle and cabbage stem flea beetle, studies at Rothamsted Research found.

Cost management and improved productivity will be key to arable farming success as the UK shifts to a public money for public goods support system, according to consultants Andersons.

KWS has launched a new high yielding hard Group 4 winter wheat and 2-row winter barley at Cereals Live 2020.

With the UK’s plant-based food market estimated to be worth £443 million in 2018, this has opened up potential new opportunities for UK arable farmers.