Farm Business

NFU Energy pushes for standing charge overhaul amid possible cost increase

NFU Energy has voiced concerns and proposed solutions to the challenges facing its agricultural customers from changes to Ofgem’s standing

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Farm Business

Ocado Retail launches Best of British aisle to showcase British produce

Ocado Retail, the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket, has launched a Best of British range dedicated to showcasing produce from

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Hort news

NFU Scotland Finance launched as dedicated finance service for members

NFU Scotland, Scotland’s leading agricultural organisation, has announced a new partnership with County Durham-based business finance broker Anglo Scottish Asset

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Hort news

Hark/Sion and Microflor merge to become: Labeau, next generation breeders

Microflor and Hark/Sion are joining forces and will from now on continue under the name Labeau. This strategic merger marks

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DEFRA

Guidance: WEEE: apply for approval as a producer compliance scheme

Apply to be a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme and operate legally under your approval.

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Farm Business

Scottish agriculture charity celebrates over two hundred of rural culture

The Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced a programme of agriculture and outdoor events throughout the

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Farm Business

The Royal Countryside Fund provides financial boost for rural communities

The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced an investment of over £434k in rural community and farm support organisations across

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Farm Business

Rea Valley Tractors increases presence with Teme Valley Tractors acquisition

Rea Valley Tractors (RVT), a leading tractor and agricultural dealer, has announced the acquisition of Teme Valley Tractors (TVT) as

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Hort news

The onion and carrot conference is back for 2024

The Associations for British Carrots and British Onions have come together once again to bring you the 2024 Onion &

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Hort news

Farmers urged to guard against fertiliser theft and dangerous storage ahead of busy spring season

With poor weather hampering efforts to deliver essential nutrients to crops, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is urging farmers to be vigilant against the

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DEFRA

Press release: Government brings in Veterinary Medicines Regulations legislation

Legislation being introduced will make regulations more effective and maintain the UK as an attractive place to market veterinary medicines

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DEFRA

Policy paper: Fisheries: bilateral agreement with the Faroe Islands for 2024

Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2024.

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DEFRA

Press release: Hedgerow regulations to be brought into law to protect wildlife

English hedgerows will be protected in law as the government sets out its plans for domestic hedgerow regulations, following a

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DEFRA

News story: Emergency pesticide authorisation to protect sugar beet crop conditionally approved

The pesticide will only be used if there is a threat to the crop, and stringent controls are attached to

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DEFRA

Press release: UK and Faroe Islands reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2024

UK secures over 2,200 tonnes of fishing quota through annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands

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Farm Business

Cefetra Grain hires farm traders to grow relationships with farmers

Agricultural market leader Cefetra Grain are hoping to grow market shares in the North East and the East Midlands by

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Farm Business

STIHL releases two new battery-powered brushcutters

STIHL has released a pair of new AP System battery-powered brushcutters with enhanced operational performance for farmers struggling to deal

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Farm Business

£10m government funding confirmed to train HGV drivers

Agricultural firms wanting to improve the skills of their staff can access a subsidy of up to 90% to upskill

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Hort news

Klasmann-Deilmann presents innovative soft-fruit growing solutions

Growing media producer Klasmann-Deilmann used its first time exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin in early February to underline its

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Hort news

Funding boost for Liverpool’s hidden horticultural treasure

One of the UK’s oldest horticultural hidden treasures is set to get a new lease of life thanks to a

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Hort news

Agrecalc praise timely release of DEFRA report

A leader in the field of carbon calculation has hailed DEFRA’s long-awaited Harmonisation report as an “important catalyst” to improve

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Hort news

Angus Soft Fruits producing two new strawberry varieties

Angus Soft Fruits has confirmed that it has started commercial production of two new AVA™ varieties at its production facilities

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Hort news

SecondBloom Auctions Appoints Jim Pantaleo as Business Development Director

Chicago, IL February 28, 2024 – SecondBloom™ Auctions, a leading auction management firm in the controlled agriculture space, is thrilled

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Hort news

LettUs Grow unveils exclusive global partnership programme

LettUs Grow, the innovative leader in advanced aeroponic technology, has today announced a partnership programme for its advanced aeroponic technology,

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Hort news

Southern England Farms reports strong demand for brassicas

Greville Richards of Southern England Farms says there has been strong demand for cauliflowers and other brassicas so far this

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Hort news

Emerald Research finds new pastures at Hartpury Agri- Tech Centre

As of Thursday 1st February 2024, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) has moved in to their new head office, based at

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DEFRA

Guidance: Delinked payments: replacing the Basic Payment Scheme

Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.

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DEFRA

Guidance: Horse passport issuing organisations in Great Britain and Northern Ireland

List of organisations that issue horse passports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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DEFRA

Closed consultation: Amendments to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulation

Requesting comments on proposed changes to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulation, including changes to waste limits and specific exemptions.

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Farm Business

Kuhn extends cultivation range to fit controlled traffic farming

Kuhn Farm Machinery has announced a new 12.5m version of its Optimer disc cultivator, designed to work in controlled traffic

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Farm Business

AHDB Eat Like a Lioness wins an award for “Best Marketing Campaign”

The AHD campaign “Eat like a Lioness” has won the Marketing Campaign of the Year award from the Trade Association

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Hort news

New chair for International Blueberry Organisation

The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) has announced that Mario Steta, Operations Director EMEA for Driscolls, has been appointed as its

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Hort news

NFU calls for an overhaul of horticultural supply chain relationships

The NFU is calling on government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice as part of a package of

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Hort news

Red Tractor earns data governance certification from farm data body

Red Tractor is now recognised as a leader in farm data governance by Farm Data Principles Ltd (FDP) (previously the

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Hort news

Agrico to acquire The Potato Company

Dutch potato cooperative Agrico has formally announced its intention to acquire the seed potato operations of fellow-Emmeloord-based business, The Potato

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Hort news

Major boost for UK hops industry

A major new collaborative project between University of Kent researchers and Wye Hops, together with NIAB, the British Hop Association,

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DEFRA

Guidance: Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues

Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.

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Farm Business

NFU calls for stability for food producers in Spring Budget

In a letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget, the NFU has called for support to enable farm

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Farm Business

Pöttinger opens new US location to meet increased sales demand

Pöttinger has announced a new US sales location, based at Valparaiso (IN). It follows from the company establishing a subsidiary

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Hort news

Chancellor urged to deliver stability for food producers ahead of Spring Budget

  In a letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget, the NFU has called for support that increases

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Hort news

New partnership aims to bring regenerative farming to 20,000 acre North Yorkshire Estate

A new approach to farming and land management across the Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire is the goal of a

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Hort news

Five new members announced by the Institute of Masters of Wine

The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) is delighted to announce five new MWs have joined the membership. Emily Brighton

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Hort news

Berry good – Herefordshire grower lands prestigious award at NFU Conference

A Herefordshire grower whose berries are sold to shoppers across the country has won a coveted award at NFU Conference

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Hort news

Berryworld celebrates 30th anniversary

Soft-fruit supplier Berryworld has celebrated the start of its 30th anniversary year with the introduction of four new berry varieties.

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Farm Business

Advice to boost maize growth after wet weather

Growers have been urged to be patient when it comes to establishing maize, following significant rainfall and flooding. Waterlogged soils

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Farm Business

Herbicide strategies need a rethink following wet start to the year

Corteva Agriscience is urging some growers to implement robust herbicide strategies as fields remain underwater and growers struggle through a

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Farm Business

New research project invites farmers to be pulse pioneers

The Nitrogen Climate Smart (NCS) project is inviting UK pea and bean growers to conduct paid, on-farm trials to contribute.

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Farm Business

Kramp awards Cultivate a Generation initiative grants

The first people to receive a new grant from Kramp have been announced. The Cultivate a Generation grant scheme provides

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Farm Business

Royal visit to Haith Group

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited vegetable handling specialist Haith Group at the company’s headquarters in Armthorpe, near Doncaster,

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Hort news

New phase of HTA’s 2024 peat-free work and support launched

Last week saw a big push of member support and engagement by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), with another successful

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Hort news

Growing Kent & Medway offers £600,000 for sustainable food innovation

Growing Kent & Medway is offering a share of £600,000 to businesses with innovative ideas to sustainably improve operations within

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DEFRA

Press release: UK to establish world’s first UN-backed centre for circular economy research

Sustainable approaches to the circular economy and resource efficiency will be developed to enable the transition to a greener future

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Farm Business

Kverneland adds in-furrow models to the Ecomat plough range

The Ecomat shallow plough range from Kverneland has been extended with a series of smaller models designed for in-furrow operation.

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Farm Business

Limagrain’s Crusoe wheat claims top positions in YEN quality awards

The milling wheat variety Crusoe, from Limagrain, has been awarded the top three positions in the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN)

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Farm Business

New Holland announces winners for 2023 Dealer of the Year awards

Following the company’s Dealer Kick-Off Meeting at Basildon, New Holland held an event at the Stock Brook Manor Golf &

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Farm Business

60 years at JCB for Anthony Bamford

JCB chairman Anthony Bamford has celebrated sixty years with his family’s firm JCB over the weekend. Lord Bamford joined the

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Farm Business

Accurate nematicide application more critical than ever for UK farmer

For potato grower Ollie Dennis, of Dennis (Haddenham) Limited, running a successful 700ha arable farm that includes 400ha of potatoes

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Hort news

Nim’s ‘zero food waste’ success triggers new product launches

Achieving ‘zero food waste’ has helped a specialist manufacturer of air-dried fruit and vegetable crisps launch new products and enjoy

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Hort news

New vine growing guide out now

Certis Belchim has released a new edition of its popular ‘Successful vine growing’ guide providing solutions to major challenges, amongst

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Call for ‘radical rethink’ to reap benefits of UK organic market for farmers

Today (22nd February), Soil Association Certification launched the 25th Organic Market Report 2024 sponsored by RBOrganic Ltd, which reveals that

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Farm Business

New herbicide options available to growers this spring

Sumir, manufactured by Life Scientific, has received authorisation for joint application with a wider range of products. The ALS inhibitor

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Farm Business

Dairy contracts to be fairer and more transparent after a decade of campaigning

New legislation has been laid in Parliament to ensure fair and transparent contracts for dairy farmers, more than a decade

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Farm Business

ProCam releases advice on managing winter wheat disease control

The variations in drilling dates coupled with the impact of wet weather and the early appearance of disease are set

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Farm Business

JCB unveils tartan tractor to honour rugby legend

Amidst the yellow and black machinery, a one-off tartan tractor has left the JCB production line. The Fastrac 4220 iCON

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Hort news

March 2024 The Commercial Greenhouse Grower Magazine

… The post March 2024 <span>The Commercial Greenhouse Grower Magazine</span> appeared first on Hort News.

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The East Malling Trust announces acquisition of Brogdale Farm

The home of one of the world’s largest collections of fruit trees has been purchased by The East Malling Trust,

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Hort news

HTA trade event marks 10 weeks to critical border shift

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) organised another of its borders and trade workshops earlier today (21st February). The session, kindly

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Hort news

Koppert announces strategic investment from HAL Investments to accelerate growth

HAL Investments is investing in Koppert. This will provide capital to strengthen Koppert’s position and accelerate its international expansion. The

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Chartered Institute of Horticulture

The Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO!

Round 1 of the 2024 Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition (YHoY) is well underway and the closing date Thursday

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DEFRA

Press release: Waste firm to pay £68,500 for liquid cyanide leak in Derbyshire

Nottingham Crown Court told how liquid escaped from ruptured tank on lorry into nearby ponds killing fish.

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DEFRA

Press release: 40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management

40 projects across England set to benefit from £25 million funding for using nature to increase the nation’s flood resilience

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DEFRA

Independent report: Opinion on the welfare implications of different methods and systems for the catching, carrying, collecting and loading of poultry

Animal Welfare Committee opinion on the welfare implications of different methods and systems for the catching, carrying, collecting and loading

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DEFRA

Consultation outcome: UK Overseas Territories biodiversity strategy

Seeking views on the development of a new Overseas Territories biodiversity strategy to have greater impact in protection and restoring

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DEFRA

Research: Foot and mouth disease in North Africa and the Middle East

Preliminary outbreak assessment of the foot and mouth disease in North Africa and the Middle East.

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Farm Business

Massey Ferguson adds film binding to round baler range

A host of updates have been announced for the Massey Ferguson round baler range. RB machines sold in 2024 with

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Farm Business

Farmers urged to voice views in Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation

The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) consultation enters its final two weeks as the minister for rural affairs Lesley Griffiths urges

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Farm Business

Timac Agro launches new inhibitor to cut ammonia emissions

A new urea inhibitor from Timac Agro UK has been proven to cut nitrogen losses by 90%, improving nitrogen efficiency.

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Farm Business

Geo Agriculture announces first apprentice graduation

As part of National Apprentice Week earlier in the month, Geo Agriculture celebrated the graduation of young farmer Lizzie Down

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Hort news

UK firm grows carbon-neutral cannabis

Specialist cannabis producer Glass Pharms, which claims to be the UK’s first carbon-neutral grower of the medicinal herb, has completed

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Hort news

Using AI to improve apple storage

Canterbury-based fruit grower and mixed farm AC Hulme & Sons is working with partners including London-based energy technology firm GridDuck

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Hort news

Prime Minister must map realistic future for farmers and stop seeking silver bullets

The government should stop seeking silver bullets and back nature-friendly food production according to the Soil Association, following an announcement

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Hort news

Green shoots to start the year, but garden industry cautious with recession confirmed

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) releases its February monthly market update, which shows that despite the UK economy’s recently announced

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DEFRA

Research: Avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe, Russia and the UK

Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe, Russia and the UK.

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Farm Business

Wet weather warning today across the UK

The Met Office has just issued another weather warning for today, Wednesday 21st February. The Met Office predicts 15- 25 mm of rain

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