Arable news around the UK
The relentless wet weather in some parts of the United Kingdom has made the ‘three crop rule’ for arable and horticultural growers challenging to foll...
British researchers are working with a team of European scientists to develop a framework to ensure UK farming post-Brexit is resilient and sustainabl...
British horticulture should look to the Dutch and turn to more intensive greenhouse-based agriculture post-Brexit, according to the Shadow Defra Secre...
Over 1000 farmers have applied for funding for a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) to tackle agricultural pollution in Wales. These plans provide farm...
Two bee enzymes could open up the opportunity to design bee-friendly insecticides, according to new research. The enzymes, one in the honeybee and ...
Agricultural waste will be collected to develop sustainable methods with the aim of improving soil quality and reducing CO2 emissions in the UK and Eu...
Farmers have bounced back from the worst arable harvest in a decade with a return to profit, although too many still rely entirely on subsidies, accor...
The government will introduce a new bill mandating measures to improve the UK's soil health amid concerns that some areas are just decades away from t...
Many farmers go unrewarded in delivering "public goods" such as managing the environment, according to a survey of over 500 farmers. Significant im...
New satellite technology could combat over-fertilisation within the agricultural industry and enable waste-free farming. The technology, which will...
A Lincolnshire farming estate spanning over 3200 acres, which has been developed over three generations of the same family, has come to the market. ...
Norfolk’s new biomass power station is fuelling an increased demand for Miscanthus to be grown in the county. East Norfolk Miscanthus growers, Bill...
Farming crops with crushed rocks could help to improve global food security and reduce the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere, a new study has foun...
Farms that use a greater volume of herbicide have more resistance to it, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Sheffield hav...
A new monthly series of UK fertiliser prices from AHDB is hoped will help increase transparency in the market. The monthly price information will c...
Compounds originally developed for use in farming may hold the key to fighting an emerging fungus which has been labelled a serious global health thre...
Farmers and scientists must continue to work in close collaboration to prepare for the potential re-emergence of a forgotten crop pathogen, a new stud...
Unprecedented and prolonged wet weather in recent months coupled with heavy snowfall has had an adverse impact across many farms in Northern Ireland, ...
The new greening rules will benefit many farmers as the "most onerous" requirements are no longer needed, according to a farming union. NFU Scotla...
Lessons are still to be learnt for farmers following a nation-wide potato harvest inspection that inspected four key risks. Farms have the highest ...
Farmers in Cornwall have been burying their underpants deep in the soil to help with their grassland management. Cotton underpants are made from or...
Farmers and growers have been urged to sign up to a project which seeks to better understand and manage soil health. Do you raid your underwear dra...
New guidance launched will help farmers spot and quantify ramularia symptoms much easier, which is becoming more of a widespread problem across the co...
The growing importance of 'natural capital' has made some in the farming industry question how land could be valued in a way which prioritises sustain...
Above-average rainfall is needed in the south east of England to avoid a summer drought, and now the Environment Agency is actively working with farme...
