Members Only 16 December 2020 Potato Roundup It was another wet potato harvest for growers this year, but not so water-logged as last year when crops went To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 December 2020 Low Sugar Harvest British Sugar (BS) has reported that sugar yields for this year’s harvest look set to be even worse than expected. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2020 The Global Grain Market The UK wheat market may have risen in a straight line since August, but prices elsewhere have been up then To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2020 UK Arable Situation Whilst the barn is not as full as most years, because of low cropped areas and poor yields, those whose To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2020 Glyphosate The use of Glyphosate is likely to be extended until 15th December 2025 in Great Britain after Brexit. According to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 November 2020 Sugar Beet Harvest British Sugar is forecasting a reduction of ‘well over’ 10% in sugar production for the current campaign compared to last To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 November 2020 Ban on Urea Fertiliser? Defra has launched a 12-week consultation on reducing ammonia emissions from urea fertilisers. The consultation, which closes on 26th January To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 October 2020 Pick For Britain Despite widespread publicity through the Pick for Britain campaign, UK residents made up only 11% of the seasonal workforce in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 October 2020 Grain Market Update The UK had a record-breaking cereals harvest in 2019. No records have been broken this year, perhaps apart from the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 October 2020 Crop Areas and Production Harvest 2020 was, as expected, poor. The wet weather in Autumn 2019 affected drilling; there was a large swing to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2020 Potato Update Growers are harvesting a potato grown under the shadow of Covid-19 and very extreme weather conditions. The AHDB estimates a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 September 2020 Farm Saved Seed The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published it royalty rates for Farm-Saved Seed for 2020/21. This covers autumn To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 September 2020 Grain Market Post Harvest Update The combinable crop harvest is all but finished; the combine harvester has returned to its shelter where it spends over To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 September 2020 Metaldehyde Defra has announced the outdoor use of Metaldehyde will be banned in GB from the end of March 2022. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 August 2020 Global Grain Supply and Demand Markets lifted in mid-August because of rumours of a whopping 700,000 tonne French wheat sale to China. Rumours were confirmed To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 August 2020 Harvest Progress & Autumn Plantings Harvest Progress Normally at this time of year, the lion’s share of harvest is completed. But with intermittent rain preventing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 August 2020 Beet Contract 2021 The sugar beet price for the 2021 growing season will be slightly higher than this year’s values. The base price To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 August 2020 McCains Pledge McCains has announced a £25m package of support for its potato farmers. The frozen potato manufacturer has launched the McCain To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 3 August 2020 Gene Editing Consultation The Government plans to issue a consultation on gene editing (GE) and other precision breeding techniques in the autumn. Speaking To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 July 2020 Arable Market and Harvest UK Combinable Crop Harvest – What Should We Expect? The harvest is in its early stages; for some the oilseed To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 July 2020 Sugar Imports The UK will be able to import an extra 260,000 tonnes of raw sugar without tariff from the start of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 July 2020 AHDB Planting Survey The wet weather through autumn, winter and into spring has seen a huge swing to spring cropping, and for oilseed To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 July 2020 Covid 19 Implications for UK Fruit & Veg A recent report has found employment costs due to Covid-19 have increased by between 6% and 15% in the UK To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 June 2020 Roundup Bayer, the owners of Monsanto, have agreed a package to settle US lawsuits over the alleged health problems caused by To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
