AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds has made its largest investment of levy funds to research the control of the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB) pest of oilseed rape, as part of a joint industry study. The work will build previous AHDB and...
Openfield Agriculture
Openfield results reflect wet autumn 2023
Farmer-owned arable marketing company Openfield Agriculture has reported lower profitability and revenues for the 2023/24 year, in line with the wet autumn 2023 which depressed arable crop plantings. The...
Trinity Grain forum on collaboration in farming
Grain storage and marketing co-operative Trinity Grain is holding an evening panel discussion in Hampshire to show how co-operation can help overcome current challenges in the farming industry. The event will also see the launch of...
New officer team for the AIC
ADM Agriculture managing director Jonathan Lane is the new chairman of the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) for the next two-year term. He succeeds Chris Guest, managing director of plant breeding business NPZ UK, who...
Rangebound wheat market eyes geopolitics and new crop
UK prices have eased with short term demand covered and sellers stepping back in response. Geopolitical issues are still having an influence while thinking is also affected by progress with plantings for next season. “The market has...
Weather market depresses global wheat prices
Wheat is in a weather market with harvesting underway in the US and starting in parts of Europe, with better conditions bringing prices lower. “We’re in a weather market,” David Brown, head of Sales & trading (wheat) at Openfield...
