The researchers tested oat husks, wheat straw, potato pulp and sugar beet pulp. Oat husks and wheat straw turned out to work best to develop a pulp, called dissolving pulp, which is used to make ...

Several organisations, including the Farmers’ Union of Wales have written to the Welsh Government raising the critical issue of Wales’ diminishing local abattoir infrastructure. The letter, addressed ...

LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Helen Ferrier as its new Director of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange.

As leaders gather at the G7 summit, farmers are urging governments to recognise that a strong, sustainable and resilient agriculture sector is not only vital to rural communities, but essential to ...

England faces 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 – and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for wider economy. Pressures caused by climate change, growing population, ...

Scotland's red meat sector has enormous growth potential with growing domestic and international demand. But that potential has been squandered by years of political indifference, shallow words, and a ...

Following the Spending Review, Defra has secured a multi-year funding commitment from HM Treasury. More than £2.7 billion will be invested in sustainable farming and nature recovery a year from ...

biotope by VIB has secured €5 million in the first close of its second fund, marking a major step toward its €9 million target over the next 18 months. The fund will enable biotope to invest €250,000 ...

The largest flooding programme in history will be announced by government this week, with a record £7.9 billion committed over ten years to protect hundreds of thousands of homes, small businesses, ...

"ProClova XL is another new selective herbicide for this year, and is clover-safe. If white or red clover are present then this is your best option. It has an impressive weed spectrum which includes ...

Future Government department spending commitments outlined in the Chancellors spending review are not as bad for Defra as feared, but still suggest an absence of recognition for the importance of ...

The real beauty of the Multicast is its versatility. By simply changing the metering cartridge and recalibrating the application rate you can broadcast grass seed, cover crops, granular fertilizer, ...