Industry welcomes supermarket watchdog

Farm leaders have welcomed the appointment of a supermarket ombudsman to oversee the relationship between Britain’s big retailers and their suppliers.

New insight into blackgrass resistance

Blackgrass seed samples taken from fields not treated with an ALS inhibitor harbour significantly less resistance than previous resistance maps have shown, a recent survey reveals.

Partners renew agreements for Cereals event

Two key partners have renewed their agreement with the Cereals event in a move organisers believe will cement the show as the UK’s leading technical event for the arable sector.

Sheep survey deadline extended

The deadline for the 2012 British Sheep Breed Survey has been extended until 28 February to give sheep producers more time to make sure their flock is counted.

Elsoms imports new spring oat variety

Seed breeder Elsoms is importing the high yielding, short strawed spring oat variety Flocke for growers keen to grow spring crops after the wet autumn.

Suffolk hosts future of agriculture conference

The future of the agriculture and food sector will be discussed by industry leaders and farmers at a conference held at Trinity Park in Ipswich on Tuesday, 5 February.

Managing the risks of volatile markets

The volatility of the grain and currency markets and how these affect farm businesses will be the subject of talks held by the CLA in Norfolk on 4 February.

Winning ways in Suffolk

Award-winning farm manager Simon Eddell is one of Velcourt’s youngest farm managers. Judith Tooth finds out what makes him tick.

Pig industry’s ‘back room boy’ will be badly missed

Nick Bird, director and co-owner of control and monitoring specialists Farmex Ltd, died suddenly from a heart condition on 13 January. He was 60.

Pesticide ban could render wheat ‘unprofitable’

A ban on neonicotinoid pesticides could result in yield losses of 20% – rendering winter wheat production unprofitable in the UK, says a report.

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