Average Farm Business Incomes in England fell across all farm enterprises save for grazing livestock farms in the March 2014 to February 2015 year, finds the latest Defra Farm Business Income Survey. On lowland grazing livestock farms average incomes increased by 23...
One of the AHDB sector chairmen has resigned from the body in a move that highlights fears that the government is seeking to control farmer and processor levy funds.
Crop protection product manufacturers Adama and BASF are collaborating over a Europe-wide stewardship campaign to safeguard the future use of the oilseed rape active ingredient metazachlor. The initiative follows concern from water companies over levels of herbicide actives in drinking water, such as metazachlor (MTZ), carbetamide, propyzamide and quinmerac (QMC).
The NFU’s second emergency application for the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments on oilseed rape crops to be drilled this autumn has been approved by Defra. However, the permit is restricted to certain areas, estimated to total around 30,000ha or 5% of the English...
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is to take the lead on reviewing and updating the national Fertiliser Manual (RB209). This follows criticism of Defra for allowing the publication to date in the light of new research findings and farm...