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Return of the metaldehyde ban
Defra is to ban the outdoor use of the metaldehyde molluscicide in Great Britain from the end of March 2022, following its first unsuccessful attempt two years ago. The Department has confirmed that the sale and distribution of existing stocks of metaldehyde slug...
New MD for RAGT Seeds UK
RAGT Seeds, the UK arm of the French plant breeding multinational, has appointed Lee Bennett as its new UK managing director, effective from April 1st 2021. He succeeds Simon Howell, who has held the position since 2008 when RAGT Semences established a UK presence...
Facing farming challenges with Nix
The foreword to the latest edition of the John Nix Pocketbook for Farm Management cites Covid-19, Brexit and the 2019/20 weather as the worst combination of industry-wide challenges for 50 years. The John Nix Pocketbook for Farm Management has been updated for 2021...
Commercial manager for FMC
Agricultural sciences company FMC has appointed Geoffrey Bastard as its new commercial technical manager to boost its technical advice and service for distribution, agronomists and growers. BASIS and FACTS qualified, Mr Bastard joins from Certis where he was regional...
Extension for Pye Research Scholarship applicants
The Society of Feed Technologists (SFT) has extended the closing date for applications for its annual Edgar Pye Research Scholarship to October 31st 2020. The Scholarship sponsors a research-based project in any area of farm animal feeding, including animal nutrition...
Dairy geneticist wins RABDF award
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers’ annual Princess Royal Award for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the dairy sector has gone to Professor Mike Coffey of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). The RABDF board of trustees’ decision was unanimous. Prof...
Blockchain for gluten-free Scots oat supply chain
Six Scottish farms have collaborated on a project to develop Scotland’s first assured gluten-free oat supply chain. Although oats are naturally gluten-free, the group realised there was no scheme to guarantee that oat storage and milling facilities had not been...