Oilseed rape growers in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders will be able to enjoy improved access to the state-of-the-art crop processing and storage facilities at Coastal Grains Ltd in Belford after the company signed a long term crop storage deal with specialised oilseed rape marketing company, United Oilseeds. ...
We can all remember the establishment problems of the autumn before last. Many crops were cultivated-up because they looked so poor. Yet growers who stuck with them were very pleasantly surprised at combining. Indeed, the UK enjoyed one of the best winter rape harvests for many years. ...
Oilseed rape is at the top of the gross margin league table as the most profitable winter sown crop, returning a higher margin per hectare than first wheat according to Richard Elsdon of United Oilseeds. But growers must be aware that creating an oversupply by increasing their OSR acreage this autumn could result in a decrease in value. ...
Pollen beetles are now seen on the warmer days. While numbers are relatively low at present on some farms their numbers are building. However, more flights into crops are likely to occur if day temperatures rise to above 15 ºC....
For growers in areas of the UK where phoma infection poses a significant threat to rapeseed yields, choosing a variety according to its stem canker disease resistance rating alone is a risky strategy according to Richard Elsdon of United Oilseeds....
United Oilseeds has today announced the appointment of two new area managers to its local support team in order to provide improved ground-level support to the Company's existing membership....
Due to discrepancies in a third party oilseed testing laboratory contracted by ADM, deliveries of oilseed rape delivered into ADM's crushing plant at Erith between 1st December 2009 and 20th January 2010 may have been incorrectly analysed for oil content....