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Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Producers using the term ‘milk’ to market purely plant-based products have been forced to rebrand.
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21 Aug 2018
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CropTec

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25 Nov 2020
The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production.
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12 Jan 2021
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Crops

Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: Soft conditions, damp crop and brackled stems all hampered harvest progress

Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: Soft conditions, damp crop and brackled stems all hampered harvest progress

01 Sep 201909:10
For the third month in row it would appear that I have no choice but to begin my article talking about the weather.
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Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: Persistence, attention to detail and luck has finally paid off

Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: Persistence, attention to detail and luck has finally paid off

01 Aug 201911:25
The Open Gardens went well and we had some lovely comments, although thanks must really go to the previous owners as we are only trying to maintain what they laid out.
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Talking Agronomy with Ken McTaggart: 'Things have continued to be nicely uneventful for us'

Talking Agronomy with Ken McTaggart: 'Things have continued to be nicely uneventful for us'

17 Jul 201910:02
It’s tempting fate, I know, but things have continued to be nicely uneventful for us here so far this season.
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Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: 'The unsettled weather of June came as a surprise'

Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: 'The unsettled weather of June came as a surprise'

15 Jul 201909:48
With many growers likening the weather conditions of the last twelve months to the drought of 1976, I think many of us had convinced ourselves that we would be experiencing another hot and dry start to the summer.
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Talking arable with Ian Matts: 'There seems to be a recurring theme of staffing issues'

Talking arable with Ian Matts: 'There seems to be a recurring theme of staffing issues'

14 Jul 201909:35
There seems to be a recurring theme to many of my conversations recently, revolving around staffing issues.
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Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: 'Tired of listening to the rain battering off my bedroom window'

Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: 'Tired of listening to the rain battering off my bedroom window'

13 Jul 201908:18
As I write this article on June 24, I must admit to feeling somewhat tired of listening to the rain battering off my bedroom window at 5am, an occurrence that has been quite regular over the last month.
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Talking arable with Sophie Alexander: lack of rain has eased slug damage

Talking arable with Sophie Alexander: lack of rain has eased slug damage

06 May 201916:06
We have lift-off – DJI GO 4 is finally airborne.
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Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: Direct drilled fields have retained moisture

Talking arable with Neil MacLeod: Direct drilled fields have retained moisture

30 Apr 201904:53
Well what a difference a month can make in terms of the weather and my mood.
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Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Steady as we go with safety first

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Steady as we go with safety first

28 Apr 201916:57
We had some reasonable early April rain in most places. In complete contrast to this time last year, we could do with a good bit more rain to keep everything on-track.
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Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Gearing spring fieldwork carefully to conditions

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Gearing spring fieldwork carefully to conditions

11 Mar 201911:07
Writing in mid-February, and with the icy start we had to the month – not to mention well over two inches of rain in the past week – we are very glad we did not rush into much in the way of early fieldwork.
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Talking agronomy Andrew Roy: A chance to start planning ahead as the weather warms

Talking agronomy Andrew Roy: A chance to start planning ahead as the weather warms

08 Mar 201916:10
Winter has been a very brief affair so far, with the recent snow and frost being replaced by high pressure pushing warm weather from the south.
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Talking arable with Sophie Alexander: Improvement in organic seed selection and availability needed

Talking arable with Sophie Alexander: Improvement in organic seed selection and availability needed

08 Mar 201915:31
I have mentioned before that the Recommended Lists are inadequate for selecting organic seed.
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Talking Arable with Ian Matts: The benefits of manures has become evident

Talking Arable with Ian Matts: The benefits of manures has become evident

06 Mar 201916:50
So far, this year seems to have been largely taken up with meetings.
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Talking Policy with Tom Bradshaw: Managing risk is a key attribute of arable farming

Talking Policy with Tom Bradshaw: Managing risk is a key attribute of arable farming

26 Feb 201909:52
Managing risk is a key attribute of arable farming with weather, markets and of course politics creating uncertainty and easily derailing short-term plans.
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Talking Policy with Tom Bradshaw, NFU combinable crops chair

Talking Policy with Tom Bradshaw, NFU combinable crops chair

11 Feb 201912:12
During my time as a Monitor farmer for AHDB I remember one of my genuine ‘lightbulb’ moments.
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Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: Use change to adapt and grow

Talking agronomy with Andrew Roy: Use change to adapt and grow

10 Feb 201911:57
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Talking arable with Ian Matts: Ground conditions are unseasonably good

Talking arable with Ian Matts: Ground conditions are unseasonably good

09 Feb 201910:49
The New Year has started as 2018 finished, warmer and drier than average. Although we have now had some frosts and even a small fluttering of snow, ground conditions are still unseasonably good.
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Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Playing the waiting game with crop care

Talking agronomy with Ken McTaggart: Playing the waiting game with crop care

08 Feb 201916:56
The calm, dry start to the New Year provided a welcome opportunity to give late-drilled wheats after roots and vegetables a timely residual herbicide top-up with extra contact action to deal with weeds that continued to emerge in another decidedly warm December.
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Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: We have to take a much more holistic approach to crop protection going forward

Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: We have to take a much more holistic approach to crop protection going forward

06 Feb 201912:38
For those into skiing, it’s been the east of the Alps which have had the bulk of the snow, with the western and southern alps being pretty dry.
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Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: It is worth remembering why you are growing spring crops

Talking agronomy with Maddy Vaughan: It is worth remembering why you are growing spring crops

05 Feb 201912:26
The cold weather has finally arrived and the end of January looks set to be cold, albeit mostly dry. Indeed, the winter weather so far has been kind (perhaps too kind?) with temperatures barely dropping below zero and rainfall almost insignificant for this time of year.
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