UK plant science lobbies for gene technologies
Organisations and researchers along the UK’s crop improvement pipeline have welcomed the National Food Strategy’s call for greater uptake of genetic technologies in the sustainable intensification of crop growing to lift productivity, resource use efficiency and...
UK OSR market steady as harvest progresses
The UK rapeseed harvest is in its early stages, between showers, but imports from the Black Sea region have dampened short term demand from crushers. “Prices are holding relatively steady at around £440/tonne ex-farm for harvest, with an £8/tonne carry to November,”...
BASF unveils new hybrid wheat branding
Global company BASF is to market hybrid wheat varieties under the global brandname Ideltis. The company expects Ideltis varieties to be available in key wheat growing regions of Europe and North America from the middle of the decade. BASF, which inherited the Bayer...
Approval for rust and chocolate spot control in beans
Field bean growers can now use the new Syngenta fungicide Elatus Era to control rust and chocolate spot infections for the rest of this season. The approval will be good news for growers as the PGRO has reported a high threat of rust for spring beans awaiting...
UK market focussed on US moves as barley harvesting starts
Barley harvesting has started in England’s main growing areas, but the cereals market remains focussed on weather, and particularly how it is driving US prices. “We have kicked off,” Stuart Attridge, trader at Harlow Agricultural Merchants, told Agritrade News. “We...
New CEO for NIAB
The NIAB board has appointed deputy director Professor Mario Caccamo as its new chief executive from October 2021. He succeeds Dr Tina Barsby who is retiring after 15 years as NIAB director and chief executive. Prof Caccamo joined NIAB from The Earlham Institute (then...