Crop Market Update from Gleadell 2010-Jul-29
Spreading drought is forcing major Black sea grain exporters to cut their outlook for 2010, which indicates their exportable surplus may shrink.

Traditional Hybrid OSR Barriers Breaking Down
2010-Jul-26
Traditional barriers to the increasing uptake of hybrid oilseed rape across the UK appear to be breaking down as more growers come to appreciate the superiority of the best of today’s hybrid varieties.

British Growers Research & Development Support Priorities 2010-Jul-22
British arable producers are looking for particular research and development support in improving cultivation and establishment techniques, optimising crop nutrition and maximising second wheat performance.

Stephen Gilbert, Seed Industry Leader and Novelist; 1912 – 2010 2010-Jul-20
Stephen Gilbert, former managing director of what is now the globally successful agricultural and amenity seeds business Germinal Holdings Limited, has died aged 97 in Whiteabbey, Northern Ireland.

Time to Check Crops for Poor Black-Grass Control
2010-Jun-29
Rising concerns over poor levels of black-grass control in some of this year’s cereal crops mean growers must make a determined effort to identify affected fields this summer.

McCormick Subcompact Tractor Can Tackle a Wide Range of Jobs 2010-Jun-15
Farmers with a good-size lawn, equestrian enterprises with paddocks to maintain and smallholders needing a general purpose power unit are among potential users of the new sub-compact ‘CTJ’ tractor from McCormick.