Malting barley varieties for Harvest 2021
The Malting Barley Committee of the Maltsters Association of Great Britain (MAGB) has released its list of malting barley varieties approved for harvest 2021. Based on recent demand patterns, the MAGB had expected UK malting barley purchases across England and...
SoilEssentials and Elveden partner over precision potatoes
Angus, Scotland-based precision farming business SoilEssentials has announced a new partnership with Elveden Estates, the major vegetable and potato-growing business based on the Suffolk/Norfolk border in East Anglia. SoilEssentials and Elveden will work together...
New fruit acaricide from BASF
BASF has launched Nealta, an acaricide based on the new active ingredient cyflumetofen, which is from Group 25, a unique group of insecticides. It will kill all stages of the mites’ life cycle: eggs, immature stages and adults; whilst being compatible with beneficial...
Fire shuts ADM Erith oilseed crushing mill
One of the UK’s three major oilseed rape processing sites, the ADM facility at Erith east of London, is closed following a fire at the extraction area of its crushing plant last Friday. The incident required six fire engines and 40 fire crew to bring under control....
Online Cereals debates UK food security
Cereals LIVE, the online version of the Cereals 2020 annual trade show cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, attracted over 10,000 visitors from around the globe. Organiser Comexposium had decided to deliver as much content as possible online in the absence of the...
Grain buyers encourage farmer grain sampling
The AIC is encouraging arable farmers to be responsible for taking their own grain samples and sending then to merchant laboratories for analysis. It says the grain industry has been working for some time to improve the safety and accuracy of on-farm grain sampling...