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EU group concludes glyphosate not carcinogenic
A scientific analysis of the herbicide glyphosate, commissioned by the EU, has concluded that the active ingredient is not carcinogenic. However, there remain concerns about its environmental degradation. A 2015 assessment by the International Agency for Research into...
Frontier supports safe farm grain sampling
Frontier Agriculture has produced video and printed materials to help its customers safely collect grain samples on their own farms. Last year, Frontier was one of a number of grain merchants that decided to cease sending their own sample collectors to farms for...
Harper graduates for Boston Seeds
Lincolnshire-based seed company Boston seeds has appointed Sophie Vear as sales and logistics co-ordinator from this month. She is the second harper Adams University graduate to join the business after Kathryn Pugh became sales and marketing co-ordinator in July 2020....
Covid drives faster farm use of digital tech
Like for many sectors, the Covid-19 pandemic and its restrictions saw greater use of digital communications technologies activities on farm, and could speed up their wider adoption in future, says market researcher Map of Ag. It carried out a survey of 2,218 farmers...
More work needed to reduce rodenticide residues
Five years after measures to reduce rodenticide residues in wildlife, there is still work to do, concludes the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU). The CRRU has published a report on the work of the UK rodenticide stewardship regime from 2016 to 2020. This...
Carr’s forecasts improved full year results
A trading update from the Carr’s Group, ahead of full year figures due in late November, points to a “significant” improvement from the previous year, pointing to full year figures “moderately” ahead of expectations. The Carlisle-based Group of Agriculture and...
Genetic diversity to combat failing Septoria resistance
Septoria resistance breakdown is due to breeders relying on too small a pool of genetic material, warns longstanding wheat breeder Bill Angus of independent Angus Wheat Consultants (AWC). Growers need help in selecting a more diverse range of varieties – starting with...