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Uralchem revenues rise in recovering fertiliser market Uralchem Holding plc, the holding company of the Uralchem Group, one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers in Russia, announc... Defra outlines future of pesticides with draft plan The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs have issued a draft plan outlining the future of pesticide use in the UK. The action plan for... Fertiliser Market Report - 27th July 2012 Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets: Nitrogen The Indian purchase tender announcement has been the main... Fertiliser Market Report - 20th July 2012 Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets: Nitrogen It is rumoured that 900,000mt has already been booked, with... Fertiliser Market Report - 13th July 2012 Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets: Nitrogen Prices for granular urea moved up again this week following... Fertiliser Market Report - 7th July 2012 Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets. Nitrogen The global urea market is still looking for direction. Bl... Fertiliser Market Report - 29th June 2012 Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets: Nitrogen At the beginning of the week the global urea market was sti... Environment Agency accused over dam overflow The Environment Agency has been accused of hiding behind an 'Act of God' excuse for failing to tackle the continuous overflow from Cylwedog Dam, said ... UK fertiliser market benefits from weaker euro Growers in the United Kingdom have been paying 5% less than last year in the fertiliser season, which began in late May. But their counterparts in mai... SY Venture 'breakthrough' in winter malting barley A new winter malting barley variety with the highest UK treated yield figure among two-row malting varieties on the HGCA Recommended List winter barle... Contractors see Uralchem fertiliser production in action Representatives of the largest fertilizer consumers in Latin America - Heringer, Dreyfus, ADM, Bunge Argentina and the Association of Argentine Cooper... Fertiliser Market Report - 8th June 2012 Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets. Nitrogen Globally, the market is quiet for urea. Suppliers are off... Grains and Oilseeds Market Report - 11th May 2012 WHEAT - USDA report corn plantings are 71% complete, 53% last week and 47% average. 
 - USDA report spring wheat plantings are 84% comple... Gleadell expands with 3,000mt of fertiliser unloads MV Lady Clara unloads another shipment of Piamon nitrogen-sulphur fertiliser at the company’s Immingham facility and MV Walter Hammann unloads t... Fertiliser Market Report - 4th May 2012 Nitrogen The announcement of an Indian tender closing today is expected to refuel a currently quiet urea market. Fresh urea sales in Egypt have kep... Fertiliser Market Report - 27th April 2012 Nitrogen After the peaks of recent weeks, caused by short positions in Europe and the US, prices would now appear to have levelled out although Lat... Speakers to debate ’the death of British farmland’ The All-Party Parliamentary group on Agroecology and the Food Ethics Council are hosting a talk to highlight the exponential degradation in the qualit... Heavy rain prompts T2 rethink The respite from the exceptionally dry conditions of March has seen between 15-50mm of rain fall in a fortnight, bringing immediate relief to water st... Fertiliser Market Report - 20/04/2012 Nitrogen Global granular urea continues to firm, but we have seen market pressures changing. The US have stopped their long buying spree which was ... Drought concern grows for Welsh rivers Environment Agency Wales is concerned for river levels particularly in the east of Wales as large parts of the Midlands and South West England are off... Micro-system wins gold at Polagra exhibition Micro-system has won a Gold medal at Polagra-Premiery agricultural exhibition in Poland with its T430Osza sprayer. The Micro-system T430Osza spraye... Concerns grow over Scottish spreading rules The National Beef Association is urging the Scottish Government to reconsider proposed changes to the General Binding Rules (GBRs), drawing attention ... Rainforest Alliance certification sees growth During 2011, the Rainforest Alliance demonstrated significant growth globally in sustainable forestry, agriculture, tourism, climate change and enviro... Farm waste has potential to power homes An electrical company’s expertise has seen it play a pivotal part in a renewable energy project that will turn farm and food waste into electric... Fertiliser Market Report - 30/03/2012 Nitrogen Globally, the urea market is still firm as buyers in North America and Europe try to secure last minute tonnage. The market is short of urea... Market Report - 30/03/2012 - US farmers plant corn early due to warmest March on record ’ risk of damaging late-spring frosts. - EU’s crop marketing unit estimat... Fertiliser Market Report - 24/03/2012 Nitrogen The global urea market is currently undecided on what direction to take. Buyers are under the impression that prices may be correcting in Q... Farming faces increasing competition for water On World Water Day, the NFU has highlighted the importance of ensuring agriculture has fair access to water, amid increased competition during drought... Plant science critical to the health of the nation Innovation in plant science is essential not only to safeguard the supply of safe, high quality, affordable food, but also to maintain the health and ... Fertiliser Market Report - 19/03/2012 UREA After a surge in the Granular Urea market last week buying activity has slowed but product availability has become tight after many sales have e... Cross compliance failures cost farmers over £2m Farm inspections last year revealed more than 2,000 breaches of cross compliance rules costing farmers and food producers over £2m in reductions to th... Golden chance for black-grass control in maize Eastern counties arable farmers growing maize crops for AD power plants or livestock feed have the opportunity to target black-grass weeds with an alt... Drought takes toll on Mexican agriculture How drought will affect Mexico’s demand for U.S. feed grains is hard to assess, but the impact is likely to be felt for two to three years, acco... Survey identifies challenge of changing rainfall Climate change, and its disruptive effect on rainfall, is causing problems for crop and grassland farmers across the UK with over a third  of farmers ... Farmers urged to involve their spreading contractor A specialist in field application of farm slurry and biogas plant digestate has appealed to farmers to involve their contractor when planning new or u... Complexity of soil debated at Vegetable Conference A speaker from expert vegetable grower Produce World has given insight into new developments in soil management at a conference organised by Waitrose ... Private water supplies forgotten in drought discussions - CLA The CLA today said up to one million water users have not been accounted for in government plans for dealing with drought. The Association welcome... Fertiliser Market Report - 9/3/2012 UREA After a surge in the Granular Urea market last week buying activity has slowed, but product availability has become tight after many sales have ... EU should abolish farm subsidies, research shows New research released today, Liberating farming from the CAP, shows that by abolishing direct EU subsidies to farmers the level of food production wou... Huge hidden costs ’could cripple the industry’ - NFU Huge hidden costs that could cripple the industry are buried within Defra’s current Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) consultation. Defra propose... Fertiliser Market Report - 24/02/2012 UREA The Urea market has been firmer this week. The largest gains have been seen on the Granular Urea market due to European buyers covering short po... Drought calls for fair distribution of water to farmers The CLA today (20 February) called on the Government to ensure agriculture is given priority for scarce water resources to prevent food shortage. ... Humphrey Feeds Commodity Report - 20/02/2012 May wheat futures opened on Monday at £168 and closed at £164.60, Tuesday closed at £165.25 and more or less remained at that level over the week, unt... Versadrill practice guide gives advice for soil management A new soil management guide from Versadrill manufacturer Sumo aims to help farmers avoid the issues that can arise from compacted soils - whether in a... Fertiliser Market Report - 17/02/2012 UREA The UK fertiliser market remains quiet this week, although anticipation of a price rebound may spark the start of a buying spree. As the weather... Slurry cattle deaths highlight dangers The unusual circumstances causing the recent death of four cattle from toxic gas produced from a slurry store has caused SAC to issue a special hazard... NFU and Italian farming union join over CAP The NFU and Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti have united to agree a common statement on the future of the CAP, following top level discussions betw... Gleadell Agriculture acquire Tabmellow share capital Following the initial announcement in November 2011, Gleadell Agriculture Ltd are pleased to announce that they have today acquired the entire share c... Fertiliser Market Report - 12/02/2012 UREA The Granular Urea market has been stable to slightly firmer this week on a global level. In the UK, the market is incredibly quiet and buying ac... Fertiliser Market Report - 3rd February 2012 UREA In Europe, the market still remains relatively unchanged. Overall, the Urea market is stable and there are expectations that the market will see...