Agricultural Commodities

New weed control approved for sweetcorn growers

‘Dual Gold’ product will allow growers to better manage disease and treat crops at different times, AHDB reports

UAE poultry sector facing several challenges

A series of factors including Avian Influenza (AI), a food safety scandal in Brazil, and most notably, new halal certification requirements have caused serious challenges for the broiler meat trade in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As a result, 2017 UAE broiler meat imports are expected to drop significantly from initial estimates.

‘Replace EU subsidies with vouchers for British fruit’

Policy Network thinktank suggests replacing land-based payments with vouchers for UK-grown fresh produce to guarantee demand

Son replaces mother as Herbs Unlimited MD

Philip Dodd takes over from mother and founder Alison Dodd at the helm of Yorkshire herb and salad business

Protecting potatoes

The controversial issues of rejections and payment deductions are holding back trust in the British potato sector, but an NFU Potato Forum report hopes to spark a new era of collaboration

The impact of bacterial biomass and endogenous protein loss

Modern poultry breeds require diets that provide for rapid muscle development. Because of the extraordinary growth rates of today’s birds, even small deficits in amino acids can have severe consequences.