Tillage
The European Commission has provided authorisation for the use of new GMOs for food and animal feed.
Restricted fertiliser availability is encouraging rotational change on Romanian tillage farms and fertiliser price is also an issue.
Agri-Business
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour came to an end yesterday and in six out of the seven states sampled yields were estimated above last year.
Ahead of the BiG X harvester lay a crop of soybeans ready to be wholecropped and they were flying through the machine.
Over the next few days AgriLand will take a look back at some of the most popular visits over the past year.
Philip Lynch is a trader in soybeans at R&H Hall and is acutely aware of demands from consumers and retailers for sustainable products.
It wasn't just an average silage pick up in Stratford, Co. Wicklow, as John Wynne's soybean crop went under the knife.
On average, the US exports $28 billion worth of soybeans globally, $14 billion of this goes to China, according to the ASA.
