DEFRA

Guidance: Bovine TB: pre-movement and post-movement testing in Great Britain

How to meet statutory bovine TB testing requirements when moving cattle in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), and across

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DEFRA

Press release: Ban on unregistered XL Bully dogs now in force

It is now illegal to own an XL Bully dog unless it is registered and complies with strict rules including

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Farm Business

Fendt launches new film-binding variable chamber baler

Fendt has announced that the Rotana 160 V Combi baler-wrapper is now available with film binding and a host of

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Farm Business

HE-VA announces new rejuvenator and cover crop establishment tool

Lamma saw the introduction of the latest HE-VA product on the Opico stand. The Grass-Combi is capable of rejuvenating grassland,

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Farm Business

Agrifol sales see massive increase in 2023

MJP Supplies, the UK distributor of the biostimulant Agrifol, has announced that 2023 sales were up 25% year-on-year. Marcus Palmer,

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Farm Business

Lincolnshire grower gets top prize in YEN awards for LG Skyscraper crop

Mark Stubbs has achieved gold in the ADAS Yield Enhancement Network Cereals competition for a crop of LG Skyscraper wheat

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Farm Business

Grimme encourages buyers to ‘Go Dutch’ at YAMS

Visitors to the Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show (YAMS) will be able to take advantage of a new deal on the

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Farm Business

CEO appointed for combined Agri-Tech centres

Following the announcement that Agri-EPI, CHAP and CIEL would be merged in April of this year, a new chief executive

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Hort news

CEO for new Agri-Tech Centres announced

In the autumn of 2023 three Agri-Tech Centres – Agri-EPI, CHAP and CIEL – formally announced their intention to merge

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Hort news

Hanami: A Celebration of Cherry Blossom and Japanese Culture

Brogdale Collections Charity is delighted to announce the welcome return of the Hanami event, an extraordinary celebration of cherry blossom

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Hort news

Dutch farmers struggle through extreme weather

The sub-zero temperatures have a detrimental effect on crops that were prevented from being harvested due to the extreme precipitation

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Farm Business

McConnel promotes Alex Fastnedge to sprayer sales specialist

McConnel has appointed Alex Fastnedge as sprayer sales specialist. He comes to the role with an extensive background in the

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DEFRA

News story: Nature recovery to be accelerated as the government delivers on measures to protect land and sea

One year on since the publication of the Environmental Improvement Plan, the government launches new measures to halt and reverse

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Farm Business

British farming push by Aldi to raise customer awareness of UK produce

Aldi, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, has introduced a “Best of British” section on its website to help customers gain

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Farm Business

Krone Finance launches new deals for hire purchases

Krone Finance has announced that orders made before the 31st of March across the Krone range of forage and grassland

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Farm Business

NFU and AHDB commission independent review into farm assurance schemes

The National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have announced the next steps for a

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Farm Business

Northumberland workshop for farmers increasing biodiversity

On the 6th of February, The Royal Countryside Fund will hold a free workshop at Hexham Mart offering practical advice

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Farm Business

Carter Jonas predicts farmland market to stay strong in 2024

Following growth across all types of agricultural land in 2023, Carter Jonas is predicting that the trend will continue this

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Hort news

Government’s Risk Reclassification ‘Severe Blow to Industry,’ Warns Jenney

In a startling turn of events, the UK government has reclassified a significant portion of EU fresh produce as medium

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Hort news

February 2024 The Commercial Greenhouse Grower Magazine

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

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Farm Business

Biostimulants could offer cost-effective damage limitation in flood affected crops

Unium Bioscience is urging growers impacted by flooding to consider biostimulants as a cost-effective method to support root growth and

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Farm Business

Ktwo relaunches Warwick brand and reveals new pusher trailer design at Lamma

Following the announcement that Ktwo would relaunch the Warwick brand of trailers, Lamma was the first opportunity for many to

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Farm Business

New pole pruners from Stihl offer increased power

Stihl has announced two new models of its professional battery-powered pole pruners, said to offer greater cordless performance than its

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Farm Business

Cheffins posts record 2023 results as high demand drives the second-hand market

Cheffins has announced figures for 2023, reporting £71 million in total sales. This represents a £23 million increase in machinery

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Farm Business

New feed supplement reportedly fills Omega 3 supply gap

A new source of long-chain fatty acids is helping to fill the Omega 3 supply gap according to UFAC-UK. Developed

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DEFRA

Press release: Disposable vapes banned to protect children’s health

Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth

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Hort news

NFU and AHDB to commission review of farm assurance

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have announced the next steps for a

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Farm Business

New hedgetrimmer memory system launched by Shelbourne Reynolds

Lamma was the launch point for Shelbourne’s new head memory system for its 8000 range of hedgecutters, a development that

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Farm Business

New generation of Agribuggy launched by McConnel

McConnel has introduced the Agribuggy V300 self-propelled sprayer. It has been redesigned from the ground up, with a new cabin,

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Farm Business

Case IH wins Good Design Awards for flagship Quadtrac and electric Farmall

The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. have presented Case IH with two Good

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Farm Business

Kubota launches new compact telehandler at Lamma

The Lamma show saw Kubota enter the materials handling market with its first telehandler. The KTH4815-2 is a compact machine

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Farm Business

New Holland announces investment in Belgian factory ahead of CR11 production

Launched at Agritechnica, and winning gold in the DLG Innovation Awards, New Holland’s CR11 combine harvester will be produced at

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DEFRA

Policy paper: Notice of designation of sensitive catchment areas 2024

Catchment areas in England designated as sensitive areas for phosphorus or nitrogen under the Water Industry Act 1991. 

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DEFRA

Research: Farm performance and productivity evidence pack

This pack presents detailed analysis based on data from the Farm Business Survey on farm performance and productivity.

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DEFRA

Research: The future farming and environment evidence compendium – September 2019 edition

This compendium brings together existing annual statistics on agriculture to summarise the state of the agricultural industry in the United

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DEFRA

Research: Farming and environment evidence packs

These evidence packs bring together existing statistics on agriculture to summarise the current state of the agricultural industry in the

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DEFRA

National Statistics: Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk

Monthly UK averages of the farm-gate price and butterfat and protein content of milk delivered to dairies.

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Farm Business

Knight Farm Machinery takes top prize in Lamma Innovation Awards

Knight Farm Machinery has been awarded the Lamma Founders Trophy for its MAXImizer Pro system, which now available across the

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Farm Business

James Hutton Institute to co-lead major research project into land use

The James Hutton Institute will be the co-lead in a first-of-its-kind consortium of 34 leading research and stakeholder organisations set

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Hort news

Bardsley England to cease operations

Kent fruit grower Bardsley England is to cease operations later this year following a decision by parent company Camellia. Founded

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Hort news

The Summer Berry Company to offer year-round supply of British strawberries

The adoption of a Green Energy Solution will enable the production of glasshouse strawberries in the UK during winter months

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Hort news

Greenwood Plants wins AIPH International Grower of the Year 2024

The coveted ‘Gold Rose’ award was presented to Greenwood Plants by AIPH President Leonardo Capitanio at the AIPH IGOTY Awards

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Hort news

Tomato prices reach new heights

Retail prices for tomatoes have reached a 50-year high as growers battle rising production costs. According to Promar International, who

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Farm Business

New commercial development agronomist appointed at RAGT Seeds

RAGT Seeds UK has announced that Camille Florin will take the role of commercial development agronomist, providing technical support for

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Farm Business

Major changes to Tractor of the Year as the competition looks to the future

During the awarding ceremony at last year’s Agritechnica, Tractor of the Year president Fabio Zammaretti announced sweeping changes to the

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Farm Business

2023 tractor registration breakdown

Following the announcement from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) that tractor registrations in December were up year on year by

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Farm Business

New Holland wins Good Design Awards for flagship combine and electric tractor

In the Transportation category of the 2023 Good Design Award, New Holland has been recognised for its CR11 combine harvester

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Hort news

Aldi tops first quarter new season British apple sales, and Tesco rallies

October to December 2023 marked the first quarter of the new British apple season and the latest data from British

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Farm Business

PGRO warns of yield and maturity considerations for those planting winter beans this spring

Growers will be able to plant winter beans this spring, but the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) warns that

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Farm Business

AIC warns that growers must use urea inhibitors this spring

Farmers across England must remember to use an inhibitor when applying urea fertilisers this spring to avoid further government restrictions

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Farm Business

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires announces new UK partnership

A new partnership has been announced between Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) and TIA Agri for the supply of Alliance brand

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Farm Business

30 years for Vervaet importer

Ahead of its upcoming demonstration day, J Riley Beet Harvesters (UK) Ltd has started its 30th anniversary celebrations. Company founder

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Hort news

Farmers hold solution to government inaction on nature targets

The government is off-track and risks missing legally-binding targets to halt wildlife decline, but nature-friendly farmers hold the solution, according

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Hort news

Announcement of Organic Support Payment 2024

All available funding through the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 for Wales has been invested, within the programme period, Rural

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Hort news

Deroose Plants and Sion Young Plants to start exclusive Phalaenopsis partnership on Asian market

Deroose Plants Group and Sion Young Plants join forces in an exclusive partnership for the cultivation and sales of Phalaenopsis

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Hort news

Garden trade resilience despite extreme weather – new HTA full-year review

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) releases its comprehensive market update report for December 2023 and the full-year state of trade

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Farm Business

Test soils to assess damage from waterlogging

Eurofins Agro UK is advising growers to test their soils to assess the impact of heavy rain throughout autumn and

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Farm Business

Vogelsang showcases XSplit separator at Lamma

The XSplit separator, which was exhibited on the Vogelsang stand at Lamma, is the first to achieve a dry matter

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Farm Business

New product sets out to test viability of robotics and drones in orchards

Led by Hutchinsons agronomist Rob Saunders, a new project has been setup to develop a commercially viable system for precisely

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Farm Business

Spearhead appoints Scot Agri as company looks to expand into Scotland

Spearhead Machinery has announced that Scot Agri will be the company’s new dealer partner, handling sales and service throughout North

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Farm Business

Avadex Factor gets spring wheat recommendation

Avadex Factor, the liquid formulation of the granular herbicide produced by Gowan, has gained spring wheat label recommendation, giving growers

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Hort news

Investors back Intelligent Growth Solutions with £22.5 million in Series C fundraise

Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) have announced £22.5 million in a Series C fundraise to support significant global expansion as the

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Hort news

Victory for poultry producers and NFU in landmark legal case against government over AI compensation payments

In a judgment handed down today, a group of NFU members has won a landmark legal challenge against the Animal

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Hort news

IPM Discovery Centre energizes the business

As an international meeting place for the green sector, IPM ESSEN 2024 will show its trade visitors which trends and

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Hort news

Discover the new Gold Medal winners

Fleuroselect is proud to present the latest Gold Medal winners! During last year’s annual trial, these breeding breakthroughs obtained an

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Hort news

Strawberry farmers can boost urban crops through knowledge exchange, new research suggests

Urban strawberry farmers should seek to work with current rural crop producers to exchange knowledge and help develop local self-sufficiency,

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Hort news

Hutton co-leads major research investment into national land use transformation

The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen is to co-lead a first of its kind consortium of 34 leading research and

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Hort news

Growers tell MPs cheap food is driving out producers

Growers have told an influential committee of MPs that a policy of ‘cheap food’ is driving producers out of business

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DEFRA

Guidance: Import high-risk food and feed not of animal origin from the EU to Great Britain

How to import or move high-risk food and feed not of animal origin from the EU and Northern Ireland to

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DEFRA

Guidance: Countries Great Britain will accept validated PDF GB health certificates from

Where Great Britain will accept validated PDF GB health certificates from, to import live animals and animal products through TRACES

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DEFRA

Guidance: Importing live animals, animal products and high-risk food and feed not of animal origin from non-EU countries to Great Britain

The documents you need and the border checks your import must pass to import from non-EU countries.

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DEFRA

Guidance: Transiting animals and animal products through Great Britain

Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain

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DEFRA

Guidance: Uses of F gas (HFCs) exempt from the phase down

Uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) not included in the phase down that do not count towards your quota, and rules on

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DEFRA

Consultation outcome: Amending The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and The Bread and Flour (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998

Seeking views on proposals to update and amend provisions on the compositional requirements for bread and flour.

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Farm Business

NFU calls for fly-tipping action to stop “concerning upwards trend”

The NFU have made claims that the latest Defra statistics on fly-tipping are still too high, and that further action

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Hort news

Benefits of dynamic lighting to enrich tomato production

The greenhouse tomato industry is characterised by its varietal diversity. Widely grown tomato types include beefsteak, tomato on the vine

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Hort news

FEATURED: An all-round new appearance by Klasmann-Deilmann at the IPM 2024 in Essen

The substrate industry in Europe is undergoing a fundamental change. The most important raw material, peat, is increasingly being replaced

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Hort news

New Trustee appointed to champion horticultural research

An international expert in food security has joined the board of East Malling Trust, further strengthening its focus on the

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Hort news

Two Master of Wine students awarded IWSC scholarships

The IWSC has awarded two Master of Wine students each with a £5,000 scholarship to use towards their studies. Jane

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