A £1 million public: private research project will seek to identify new varieties of peas to reduce the UK’s reliance on imported soya proteins for human consumption. The Pea Protein project involves plant breeder Germinal’s Germinal Horizon research and innovation...
LS Plant Breeding may be one of the newer UK plant breeding companies, but it has a long background in the European seeds sector. New managing director Chris Guest, who succeeded founder Theo Labuda in June 2020, explains how the business has developed to its present...
Reduced feed compounder and slow export demand are depressing UK bean crop values.“In general, the 2017 bean harvest will be remembered for good yields but disappointing quality after being delayed by late summer rain,” notes Roger Vickers, chief executive of the...
A report commissioned by the Vegan Society calls for incentives to grow more pulse crops in the UK, alongside a tax on farmed animals to reduce the demand for meat and livestock products. It will be presented to Defra as part of the consultation on a post-Brexit UK...
The New Year has seen a change in pulse crop markets as plentiful supplies and cash-strapped buyers weigh on export markets, while in the UK compounders are replacing expensive oilseeds with beans. “Since the more or less stagnant days at the end of the year, a lot...
Pulse crop yields are down significantly for 2016, although the crop area is higher. Bean values are generally down, while a large marrowfat pea crop is overhanging the market. “It will probably be another month before the picture is complete for UK pulse crops 2016,”...