Crop Industry News By Category: Barley
Friday, June 14, 2013
Worrying Emergence of Insecticide Resistance in Crop Pests
UK - Scientists at Rothamsted Research have today highlighted the worrying emergence of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in grain aphids and the implications this may have for controlling...
UK - Scientists at Rothamsted Research have today highlighted the worrying emergence of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in grain aphids and the implications this may have for controlling...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
HGCA Helps Growers Adjust to Restricted Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use
UK - HGCA has published a review of the implications to the cereals and oilseeds sector following a recent decision by the European Commission to restrict the use of some neonicotinoid insecticides....
UK - HGCA has published a review of the implications to the cereals and oilseeds sector following a recent decision by the European Commission to restrict the use of some neonicotinoid insecticides....
Monday, June 03, 2013
How Will Flooding, Saturated Soils Affect Crops?
US - Recent and forecasted rain events across the Midwest will lead to many fields with saturated and flooded soils. ...
US - Recent and forecasted rain events across the Midwest will lead to many fields with saturated and flooded soils. ...
Favourable Weather Boosts Prospects for 2012/13 Winter Crops
ALGERIA - Weather conditions remain favourable for the wheat and barley crops that are being harvested. Some eastern regions experienced periods of drought but good rains in May offset the rainfall...
ALGERIA - Weather conditions remain favourable for the wheat and barley crops that are being harvested. Some eastern regions experienced periods of drought but good rains in May offset the rainfall...
Cherkizovo Completes a Sowing and Plans Increase Grain Harvest
RUSSIA - Integrated and diversified meat and fodder producer, Cherkizovo Group, has completed crop sowing and says that if favorable weather conditions continue there should be a 30 per cent...
RUSSIA - Integrated and diversified meat and fodder producer, Cherkizovo Group, has completed crop sowing and says that if favorable weather conditions continue there should be a 30 per cent...
Friday, May 31, 2013
AccuWeather Summer Forecast: Dry in Eastern Europe; Cool in UK, France
GLOBAL - This summer, the core of the heat will be over western Russia and east of Ukraine, writes Jillian MacMath for AccuWeather. ...
GLOBAL - This summer, the core of the heat will be over western Russia and east of Ukraine, writes Jillian MacMath for AccuWeather. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
MHP Looks to Exports for Future Growth
UKRAINE - In its report for the first quarter of 2013, MHP reports chicken production up 15 per cent compared to the same period last year and it predicts a strong harvest this year, weather...
UKRAINE - In its report for the first quarter of 2013, MHP reports chicken production up 15 per cent compared to the same period last year and it predicts a strong harvest this year, weather...
Friday, May 17, 2013
Rain Delays US Planting, Topsoil Loss Could Cost Farmers Yield
ANALYSIS – As rainfall increases, the amount of topsoil decreases. So does the amount of grain the land can produce, writes Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension. ...
ANALYSIS – As rainfall increases, the amount of topsoil decreases. So does the amount of grain the land can produce, writes Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension. ...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Tunisia Wheat, Barley Revised Downwards
TUNISIA - The Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture has revised total planted area for wheat and barley for market year (MY) 2013/14 down to 1.13 million hectare, including 662,000 hectares (HA)...
TUNISIA - The Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture has revised total planted area for wheat and barley for market year (MY) 2013/14 down to 1.13 million hectare, including 662,000 hectares (HA)...
Monday, April 29, 2013
Barley Bred in Alberta is a Win for Prairie Growers
CANADA - The first malt barley bred by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is now to be commercially contracted for malt. Canterra Seeds and Canada Malting made the announcement that Alberta-bred...
CANADA - The first malt barley bred by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is now to be commercially contracted for malt. Canterra Seeds and Canada Malting made the announcement that Alberta-bred...
Tomorrow’s Top Crop Varieties on Show at Cereals 2013
UK - Hundreds of new and market-leading combinable crop varieties will be on show in crop plots across the Cereals 2013 site, giving visitors a great opportunity to assess potential winners for...
UK - Hundreds of new and market-leading combinable crop varieties will be on show in crop plots across the Cereals 2013 site, giving visitors a great opportunity to assess potential winners for...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Romanian Winter Crops Performing Well, Corn Sowing Delayed
ROMANIA - Romanian wheat and barley crops are in good shape, production is expected to increase this year by 22 per cent and 19 per cent, respectively....
ROMANIA - Romanian wheat and barley crops are in good shape, production is expected to increase this year by 22 per cent and 19 per cent, respectively....
Saturday, April 20, 2013
USDA Grain Review: Bids Mixed on Weather, Lower Chinese Growth, Bird Flu
GLOBAL - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids traded mixed. ...
GLOBAL - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids traded mixed. ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Alberta Farmers Hope for Profitable Growing Season Amid High Crop Prices
CANADA - High crop prices are fuelling the possibility of a profitable growing season as Alberta farmers prepare for spring seeding....
CANADA - High crop prices are fuelling the possibility of a profitable growing season as Alberta farmers prepare for spring seeding....
Cargill Earnings Down 42 Per Cent, Pressured by Drought-inflated Feed Costs
GLOBAL – US-based Cargill reported net earnings of $445 million in the fiscal 2013 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 42 percent from $766 million in the same period a year ago. ...
GLOBAL – US-based Cargill reported net earnings of $445 million in the fiscal 2013 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 42 percent from $766 million in the same period a year ago. ...
Thursday, April 04, 2013
March Rains Cause Problems For Thousands of Farmers
SPAIN - Widespread heavy rainfall has plagued farmers with many producers unable to access fields and carry out crop work....
SPAIN - Widespread heavy rainfall has plagued farmers with many producers unable to access fields and carry out crop work....
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
New Technical Workshops Promise Lively Debate at Cereals 2013
UK - A new series of arable technical workshops that will address some of the sector’s key challenges is expected to pack the conference marquee at this year’s Cereals Event, which returns...
UK - A new series of arable technical workshops that will address some of the sector’s key challenges is expected to pack the conference marquee at this year’s Cereals Event, which returns...
Monday, April 01, 2013
Battling Climate Change with Tried and True Methods
US - US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their partners are providing guidance to growers in Montana and the Dakotas on how they can use some tried-and-true agricultural practices...
US - US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their partners are providing guidance to growers in Montana and the Dakotas on how they can use some tried-and-true agricultural practices...
Monday, March 25, 2013
USDA Grain Review: Grain Bids Higher
US - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids were higher and wheat saw support from the higher grains....
US - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids were higher and wheat saw support from the higher grains....
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Chinese Agrifood Prices Continue to Fall
CHINA - The price of agri-foodstuff in 36 medium and large sized cities in China fell for the fourth consecutive week last week (11-17 March) according to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce....
CHINA - The price of agri-foodstuff in 36 medium and large sized cities in China fell for the fourth consecutive week last week (11-17 March) according to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce....
Friday, March 15, 2013
Aphids Forecast to Fly Considerably Later this Year
UK - HGCA’s Aphid News service forecasts that aphids are likely to fly considerably later than normal this year, especially in the south....
UK - HGCA’s Aphid News service forecasts that aphids are likely to fly considerably later than normal this year, especially in the south....
Thursday, March 14, 2013
UK Grain Store will Benefit Region’s Farmers
UK - A new, highly-advanced 25,000-tonne grain processing and storage facility planned for a site near Beccles in Suffolk has been granted planning permission....
UK - A new, highly-advanced 25,000-tonne grain processing and storage facility planned for a site near Beccles in Suffolk has been granted planning permission....
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Early Prospects for 2013 Cereal Production are Favourable
GLOBAL - FAO’s latest forecast for world cereal production in 2012 has been revised upward by four million tonnes since the February figure to two 306 million tonnes (including rice in milled...
GLOBAL - FAO’s latest forecast for world cereal production in 2012 has been revised upward by four million tonnes since the February figure to two 306 million tonnes (including rice in milled...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Renewable Fuel Mandate Expected to Spark Heated Debate
US - A study using data from the US Departments of Commerce, Labor and Agriculture conducted by FarmEcon LLC which looked at food affordability in the United States from 1950 to 2005, when the...
US - A study using data from the US Departments of Commerce, Labor and Agriculture conducted by FarmEcon LLC which looked at food affordability in the United States from 1950 to 2005, when the...
Monday, March 11, 2013
AHDB-HGCA Winter Planting Survey Results Published
UK - Results from the AHDB/HGCA Planting Survey for England and Wales, conducted in December 2012 – January 2013 by AHDB Market Intelligence, are now available. For Scotland, the Scottish Government...
UK - Results from the AHDB/HGCA Planting Survey for England and Wales, conducted in December 2012 – January 2013 by AHDB Market Intelligence, are now available. For Scotland, the Scottish Government...
USDA Grain Review: Support from Lower Dollar, Dow Jones
US - Compared to last week, grain bids were lower with soybeans trading higher. Early support for grains came from the lower dollar and the DOW JONES hitting an all-time high....
US - Compared to last week, grain bids were lower with soybeans trading higher. Early support for grains came from the lower dollar and the DOW JONES hitting an all-time high....
Friday, March 08, 2013
Increasing Australia's Barley Yield with Biodiversity
AUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has congratulated the winners of the 2013 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries...
AUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has congratulated the winners of the 2013 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries...
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Croatia Barley Unlikely to Meet Domestic Demand
CROATIA - Market year (MY) 2013/2014 (July/June) barley area is forecast at 50,000 hectares (ha) or about the same as last year. ...
CROATIA - Market year (MY) 2013/2014 (July/June) barley area is forecast at 50,000 hectares (ha) or about the same as last year. ...
Australia's Total, Export Earnings Forecast to Rise
AUSTRALIA - The latest forecasts from ABARES indicate rising output in both the crop and livestock sectors in 2013-2014. Exports earnings are expected to rise for a number of products including...
AUSTRALIA - The latest forecasts from ABARES indicate rising output in both the crop and livestock sectors in 2013-2014. Exports earnings are expected to rise for a number of products including...
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