Surveys
Growers prefer regional crop variety demonstrations
A survey of arable farmers by plant breeder Limagrain UK found that most farmers prefer to base variety decisions on local, rather than national, crop demonstrations. The company used an online questionnaire to find out how growers decide which varieties to grow next...
Cattle herd health and profitability linked, finds KW survey
Animal health and welfare is the key concern of UK cattle farmers – and as important as beef and milk prices – but environmental considerations are becoming increasingly important, finds a new survey. Blends and co-product specialist KW Feeds, an AB Agri company,...
Farmers need help with carbon measurement
Over half the farmers in the UK and Ireland don’t know how to measure carbon on their units, with three quarters not knowing who to trust to perform this service. These are the findings of a survey undertaken by...
Farmers seek feed and fertiliser savings post-BPS
While almost a quarter of farm businesses in the UK intend to reduce expenditure on fertiliser and feed as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) area-based farm support is phased out, two-thirds have not made any...
Post Covid consumers more concerned over food provenance
Research by agricultural data specialist Proagrica shows that the trend for UK consumers to seek more ethical and sustainable food stuffs has increased over the last year since the Covid-19 pandemic and its restrictions. The company surveyed more than 1,000 UK adults,...
More trade optimism than gloom over future prospects
At the end of 2017, ATN launched AgriTrade Talkback, a joint AgriTrade News and Research Engine Ltd survey designed to “take the temperature” of the UK agricultural supply industry on a number of issues affecting the industry. Brexit has dominated the headlines for...
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