- Press release: Home of globally rare Precambrian fossils set to become a new NNR 20/05/2024
The 439-hectare National Nature Reserve will be a haven for people and a rich variety of species including kingfishers, rare ‘Charnwood spider’ and ancient oaks
- Press release: Chief Plant Health Officer urges increased Asian hornet vigilance 20/05/2024
Call for public and UK beekeepers to keep watch and report any sightings of Asian hornets this summer.
- Press release: £1m fund to help more councils combat fly-tipping 18/05/2024
Grants awarded across 26 local authorities to target fly-tipping hotspots
- News story: Water supply issues in Brixham area 18/05/2024
Ministers are receiving regular updates on a Boil Water Notice from South West Water, which is impacting 16,000 households and businesses in the Brixham area.
- Guidance: Bluetongue movement licences and designated slaughterhouses 18/05/2024
When you need to use a movement licence and designated slaughterhouses for bluetongue restricted premises.
- Guidance: Report dead wild birds 18/05/2024
How to report dead wild birds.
- Develon launches updated digital platform 17/05/2024
Responding to increased demand, Develon has updated its fleet management system, My Develon. “Using the My Develon app or on a web browser, customers and dealers can access and manage
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- Oilseed rape still a viable option despite recent challenges 17/05/2024
Hutchinsons’ national seed manager, David Bouch, is stating that oilseed rape could still be a viable option in the rotation. While decisions around the crop will likely be delayed, or
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- Blight control requires ‘clarity of thought’ says ProCam 17/05/2024
UK growers will need to develop alternative protection strategies to control potato blight following the confirmation of the withdrawal of mancozeb and growing resistance to other fungicides. While other active
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- New Horsch Sprinter models to make UK debut at Cereals 16/05/2024
Having first launched at Agritechnica, Horsch’s mounted Sprinter 6.25 SL and the trailed 12.25 SC will take centre stage at this year’s Cereals Event. Developed to tackle changing climate conditions,
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- Aston University working to make crop monitoring easier and cheaper 16/05/2024
Dr Sergey Sergeyev of Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT) has received a Royal Society Industry Fellowship grant to aid their research into crop monitoring. The £174,000 will be used
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- NAAC publishes manifesto ahead of general election 16/05/2024
With a general election happening before the end of January 2025, the National Association of Agricultural Contractors has published a manifesto calling for equal recognition of ‘farmers without land’. According
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