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02-04-2013 14:17 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Forage quality under the spotlight
Silage makers can now source all their ensiling needs from one firm for the first time, maximising their chances of making top-quality forage. Las...
02-04-2013 10:39 AM | Cereal, Crops, Finance, Market Reports, News
The demise of corn continues
Soycomplex Soybeans did their best to divorce themselves from crashing corn but still posted double digit losses on the day as the fallout from Thu...
28-03-2013 11:36 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
US wheat damaged from sub-zero temperatures
Soycomplex Beans rose to 2 week highs on old crop and 3 week highs on new crop heading into tomorrow's USDA reports. As well as prospective plantin...
28-03-2013 09:49 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Grassland, News, Property News
Rural careers 'inadequate' for young people, says report
The countryside offers inadequate career opportunities for young people, according to a report released today. The findings from NFU Mutual's Count...
27-03-2013 15:34 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Chicago Grains Market Report - 27th March 2013
Soycomplex Talk of lower than expected yields out of Brazil's top producing state of Mato Grosso was supportive. Local analysts IMEA cut their prod...
26-03-2013 15:34 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Wet conditions in US 'delaying early planting hopes'
Soycomplex It's only Monday and already it looks like we could be in for a sideways few days ahead of Thursday's upcoming USDA reports. Weekly expo...
25-03-2013 12:51 PM | Property News, Sheep, Arable, Cattle, Cereal, Crops, News, Pigs
Scottish farmers battling 'worst March weather on record'
Farmers in Dumfries and Galloway and parts of Argyll and the Islands are battling through some of the worst March weather on record. Heavy drifting...
25-03-2013 11:47 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Extensions of herbicide use for spring crops
Reflecting the need for effective early weed control in spring crops BASF has gained off-label approvals for some of its picolinafen + pendimethalin h...
25-03-2013 11:18 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Cold crop planting 'increases risk of infection'
Following what most growers regard as one of the most difficult seasons in recent experience, many potato crops won't have an easy start this season, ...
23-03-2013 09:04 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Fertiliser Market Report - 23rd March 2013
Calum Findlay, Gleadell's fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets: Urea Weather issues have delayed further application of product, ...
22-03-2013 17:38 PM | News, Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports
US old crop values rise $8/t; Shipping delays continue in Brazil
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets: Wheat - US plains drought conditions improve – Kansas wheat crop rated 29%...
21-03-2013 12:15 PM | Animal Health, Arable, Cattle, Cereal, Crops, News
NFU discuss farming issues with Welsh shadow minister
Developments in CAP reform, the food chain and animal health were hot topics of discussion when NFU Cymru met with Conservative Shadow Minister Antoin...
21-03-2013 12:06 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Protect patchy crops from pollen beetle
Patchy oilseed rape crops will need closer monitoring for Pollen Beetle populations to avoid damage this season, warns eastern counties independent ag...
21-03-2013 10:41 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Chinese soybean demand waning as pig numbers fall
Soycomplex Soybeans closed higher for the first time in over a week on what looks like short-covering after a pretty substantial fall. There's been...
21-03-2013 10:04 AM | Cereal, Crops, Finance, News, Arable
CAP reform: Parliament reacts to Council's mandate
The EU Parliament welcomed on Wednesday the Agriculture Council's general approach on the reform of the EU farm policy but stressed that in some areas...
21-03-2013 09:58 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News
Improvements needed on greening and coupling say farmers
Scottish farmers have welcomed the agreement reached by EU Agricultural Ministers on CAP, but remain concerned about some aspects of the reform. ...
20-03-2013 12:12 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Research into grain skinning will identify resistant varieties
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has just embarked on a new research project looking into grain skinning. Grain skinning is a physical defect in ba...
20-03-2013 07:04 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News
EU Agriculture Council strikes deal on CAP
The EU Agriculture Council has agreed to the UK's demands for freedom to design its own greening measures and powers to implement CAP regionally to En...
19-03-2013 18:33 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Chicago Grains Market Report - 19th March 2013
Soycomplex The soybean market began the week as it spent all of last week, closing lower for a sixth session in a row. The dollar was firmer follow...
19-03-2013 11:59 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, NFU, Produce, Shows and Events
Young farmers meet with MP Jamie Reed
Farmers need 'the right signals from government' if they are to carry on in business, according to young farmers who met with Jamie Reed MP at an even...
17-03-2013 13:32 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Drought could reduce Russian winter wheat yield
Brazil's harvest is 50% complete and major soya producing state Mato Grosso is thought to be 80% complete. Logistical problems in Brazil are said ...
15-03-2013 16:06 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Mixed picture on EU crops as post-winter figures emerge
Arable farmers from across the EU gave a mixed review of their fortunes as they gathered in Brussels this week to discuss the impacts of the winter on...
15-03-2013 15:57 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Oilseed producers free to sell crop for biodiesel after revision
Oilseed rape producers will be free to continue to sell their oilseed rape crop for use in the production of biodiesel following a revision of officia...
15-03-2013 10:42 AM | Arable, Organic, Cereal, CLA, Crops, Finance, News, NFU
English farmers at risk, CAP coalition warns government
The largest ever coalition of British farming organisations has today warned the Government that English farmers could be treated unfairly under new C...
15-03-2013 09:44 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
PGRO Crop Update: 15th March 2013
Becky Ward, PGRO principal technical officer, comments on sowing rates for spring beans and peas, pre-emergence herbicides, peas and bean weevil: S...
15-03-2013 09:37 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
UK wheat planting area down 25%
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell's trading manager, comments on grain markets: Wheat • USDA raises US/global wheat stocks. US corn stocks left unchanged;...
14-03-2013 11:43 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Chicago Grains Market Report - 14th March 2013
Soycomplex The market was sharply lower for a second session in a row in what seems to be long liquidation ahead of the upcoming quarterly stocks a...
14-03-2013 09:33 AM | Finance, News, NFU, Arable, Cereal, Crops
NFU express 'deep concerns' over CAP changes
In an historic vote in Strasbourg on Wednesday, the European Parliament supported a number of changes to the European Commission's controversial Commo...
13-03-2013 09:17 AM | News, Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports
Chicago Grains Market Report - 13th March 2013
Soycomplex Front month beans crashed back below USD15/bu, a level which has become very difficult to hold above, in spectacular style on profit-tak...
12-03-2013 16:21 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News, NFU
Crunch time on future of CAP in European Parliament
MEPs are set to agree their final position on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy in Strasbourg after months of preparation. The amount of...
11-03-2013 18:46 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Europe's farmers face 'severe' seed shortage
NFU combinable crops board chairman Andrew Watts has vowed to end severe seed shortages in Europe after being elected as chairman of an influential co...
09-03-2013 11:12 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, Market Reports, News
US wheat prices hit eight-month low
The world’s financial focus seems to have switched away from commodities and back to economics. The Eurozone and US debt are back in the spotlights, w...
08-03-2013 14:36 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News
Do not forget Scottish farmers, NFUS urges Paterson
NFU Scotland has written to the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Owen Paterson MP, reminding him of Scottish farming priorities ahead of vital CAP ...
08-03-2013 09:31 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Global wheat production 'set to increase by 4%'
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell's trading manager, comments on grain markets: Wheat US plains’ winter wheat crop condition continues to improve followin...
07-03-2013 14:57 PM | Cereal, CLA, Crops, Market Reports, News
Wheat prices fall to lowest levels since June
Soycomplex Nearby beans closed lower with deferred months higher in positioning and book squaring ahead of Friday's USDA report. That is expected t...
06-03-2013 11:21 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
World wheat production will rise 32 MMT in the year ahead
Soycomplex Beans rose, but finished well off the highs, and maybe crucially failed to hold above the USD15/bu mark. Early strong gains were linked ...
06-03-2013 09:49 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News, NFU
MEPs gear up for historic CAP vote
Farming groups are urging MEPs to fight for a 'simple, fair, competitive and productive' Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) ahead of a crucial vote on t...
05-03-2013 16:14 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Corn market dragged lower by weaker wheat
Soycomplex Beans closed near session highs with support coming from a Safras e Mercado cut of 2.4 MMT in Brazilian soybean production this year to ...
05-03-2013 13:59 PM | Appointments, Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
New industry reps to join Horticulture Development board
Three new industry representatives are to join the Horticultural Development Company (HDC) Board. Marion Regan, a soft fruit grower from Kent, ind...
04-03-2013 14:10 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Stop cleavers early for top yield protection
Early control of cleavers is vital to protect winter cereals against the UK's most competitive weed, advises Dow AgroSciences. Cleavers has a weed...
04-03-2013 10:51 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, NFU, Property News
Calls for budget increases to combat flooding
Farmers have called for a 'more effective partnership' between government and the Environment Agency to help protect high value land from flooding. ...
01-03-2013 10:33 AM | Market Reports, News, Arable, Cereal, Crops
Brazil shipping delays see demand switch
Soycomplex Strong weekly export sales of a combined 1.17 MMT were skewed in favour of an already tight old crop balance sheet at 689 TMT, along wit...
01-03-2013 10:25 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
US crop conditions improve as rain brings moisture
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets: Wheat US crop conditions improve in the US plains as snow/rain brings much...
28-02-2013 14:19 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News
CAP data leaks reveal 10% cut
Gail Soutar of the NFU told delegates that unofficial, leaked data doing the rounds in Brussels had allowed experts to put the possible impact on 'pil...
28-02-2013 12:51 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Dunns certification success helps UK pulse demand
Seed and pulse processors Dunns supply specialist premium quality pulse products for human consumption markets worldwide. They have now been award...
27-02-2013 15:04 PM | Arable, Cereal, News
Wheat bulb fly egg-hatch progresses, according to PestWatch
The latest Pestwatch report indicates that wheat bulb fly egg-hatch is progressing further in East Anglia, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire and that plant i...
26-02-2013 11:02 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Second major US winter storm puts wheat on defensive
Soycomplex Beans closed down, although more than 10 cents off session lows, with weekly export inspections of 27.284 million bushels compared to 40...
26-02-2013 10:54 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Bad weather prompts nitrogen soil fears
High levels of rainfall and the continued bad weather in the first months of 2013 have left many farmers concerned about the level of nitrogen losses ...
26-02-2013 10:25 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Investment funds reduce commodity holdings; Rain delays Brazil harvest
With inflation running at 20%, Argentinean farmers are reluctant to sell the only asset that is retaining its value – $-based soya beans! They are sti...
22-02-2013 12:36 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Wheat 'on the defensive' as major winter storm sweeps US
Soycomplex At day one of the USDA Outlook Forum US 2013 spring soybean plantings were estimated at 77.5 million acres versus the USDA baseline proj...
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