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Farmers Guardian powers the new digital home of Arable Farming. We have been the trusted voice for over 180 years and the home of engaging arable content.

With digital-first articles, videos, webinars, revitalised newsletters, and our ‘Crop It Like It’s Hot’ podcast – returning to a monthly slot – we can offer a diverse range of timely and topical content, ensuring you stay up to date week in, week out.

WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE FIELD, THE ARABLE FARMING TEAM HAS GOT YOU COVERED.

Fertiliser and carbon taxes a threat to UK food security

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she will abolish Labour's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism if the Tories win the next General Election, adding it will place significant pressure on farming businesses which rely on fertiliser

05 April 2026 • 6 min read

Farm Business

Rising fuel and fertiliser costs 'crippling' NI farmers

Farmers for Action in Northern Ireland has highlighted the pressure on the sector

03 April 2026 • 2 min read

Arable

What is happening with the recovery in UK grain markets?

Keeping an eye on the latest trends in the grain markets

02 April 2026 • 4 min read

Arable

How new developments are changing the asparagus season

Traditionally the English asparagus season starts on St George' Day, April 23, but it is no longer is the English version is no longer the only home-produced product, as Scotland has entered the market

02 April 2026 • 3 min read

Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: 'While the spring job list remains pretty long, there is time enough yet'

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria and into south-west Scotland

01 April 2026 • 2 min read

Arable

Herbal ley course launched to guide farmers with varieties, establishment and maintenance

Basis have launched a four-module course to guide farmers who are growing herbal leys

01 April 2026 • 3 min read

Technical

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Spring weed control: Meeting the challenges of sugar beet weed control

With increasing weed pressures, herbicide use challenges and tougher regulations, what lies ahead for sugar beet weed control in GB? A British Beet Research Organisation weeds seminar in Peterborough took a look into the future

19 March 2026 • 6 min read

Arable

Horticultural focus: Increased pest pressures challenge lettuce crops

With significant lettuce crop losses recorded across 2025 due to the nasonovia lettuce aphid, we find out what the keys risks are for crops and what control options are available

10 March 2026 • 4 min read

Agronomy

Why new dual-purpose barley variety could be a firm choice for growers in the East

New to the spring barley AHDB Recommended List, variety Shona could offer dual-purpose potential for growers in the East

05 February 2026 • 3 min read

Agronomy

National survey finds that Wheat Dwarf Virus is now widespread in UK

A survey led by Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC) members suggests that Wheat Dwarf Virus (WDV) may be widespread than previously thought or recorded

04 February 2026 • 3 min read

Agronomy

Growers 'must understand ways they can manage risk' when re-introducing OSR onto farm

After a better harvest for OSR growers in 2025, growers should be prepared when reintroducing the once popular break crop

29 January 2026 • 2 min read

Agronomy

How one Staffordshire grower farms with biology at the centre

Staffs farmer Tim Parton discusses the applications of biostimulants in his farming system, emphasising the benefits they provide for yield, input efficiency, and pest control

22 January 2026 • 3 min read

Arable Features

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Sharing land and machinery to build resilience for the future

Neighbouring Somerset farmers Jeremy Padfield and Rob Addicott have taken a collaborative approach to their businesses

04 April 2026 • 7 min read

Arable

Fungicide spray timings key this season as cereal disease pressure builds

As some crops reach the T0 growth stage, we gather some tips from experts on what disease pressures are in the fields, what chemistry is available and when is the right time to spray

28 March 2026 • 6 min read

Arable

Pesticide resistance in farming: Why crop protection strategies are shifting

With the pipeline of new chemistry slowing, protecting existing products is critical, as experts warn that resistance is on the rise and urge growers to strengthen IPM strategies

21 March 2026 • 13 min read

Arable

Living with water highs and lows: How farmers are learning to harvest floodwater

Two projects in Shropshire are helping farmers and growers meet challenges around water management

14 March 2026 • 6 min read

Arable

Horticultural focus: Thriving inside Yorkshire's rhubarb triangle

Last weekend, Wakefield welcomed a surge of visitors for its annual Rhubarb Festival. With the crop still thriving in the famed Rhubarb Triangle, we explore how this iconic Yorkshire staple is grown

09 March 2026 • 3 min read

Arable

BeetTech26 highlights sugar beet pest and disease priorities for 2026

With sugar beet drilling approaching, a visit to BeetTech26 provided an opportunity to catch up with practical advice for the new season and gain an insight into technology advances in sugar beet

28 February 2026 • 6 min read

Machinery

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Machinery

Pottinger updates Plano shallow cultivator with new tillage options

New tine systems, heavy-duty harrow and wheel mark loosening tines expand the claimed versatility of the Plano shallow cultivator for mechanical weed control and seedbed preparation

11 March 2026 • 1 min read

Machinery

Farm-based fertiliser manufacture enables crop-specific nutrient applications

Bespoke fertiliser and nutrient blends based on specific field requirements are the outcome promised by a new farm-based production system

10 March 2026 • 4 min read

Machinery

Global downturn hits machinery giants as Deere, CNH and Agco post sharp 2025 declines

Following the published financial results of John Deere, CNH and Agco for 2025, the influence of global trade challenges and low commodity prices has had a significant impact.

27 February 2026 • 3 min read

Machinery

John Deere expands 8R and 8RX range with new models and up to 634hp

John Deere has added three new models to its 8R and 8RX range with the flagship machine now the world’s largest non-articulated tractor

25 February 2026 • 2 min read

Machinery

New HE-VA G-Drill for low-cost establishment

Launched a new disc drill capable of drilling grass, cereals, pulses and cover crops directly into stubbles and established leys for reseeding

20 December 2025 • 2 min read

Machinery

UK launch for 5S CVT Massey Ferguson tractors at LAMMA 26

Introduced into its 5S range for the first time, Massey Ferguson will present its new CVT tractors for livestock, vegetable and specialist crop producers to UK audiences at LAMMA 2026

26 November 2025 • 2 min read

Horticulture

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Arable

How new developments are changing the asparagus season

02 April 2026 • 3 min read

Arable

Berry growers facing 'perfect storm' from Iran war and wage inflation

Peak season is approaching for the berry industry with the war in the Middle East having a ripple effect on domestic producers

19 March 2026 • 1 min read

Arable

Horticultural focus: Increased pest pressures challenge lettuce crops

With significant lettuce crop losses recorded across 2025 due to the nasonovia lettuce aphid, we find out what the keys risks are for crops and what control options are available

10 March 2026 • 4 min read

Arable

UK-grown poinsettia flowers make £1m+ presence on the Christmas market

There has always been a festive market for the obvious products including turkeys and Christmas trees, but the surprise commercial bestseller in the UK’s supermarkets at Christmas time is the poinsettia

24 December 2025 • 3 min read

Arable

Climate change: Could rice become a viable crop for UK farmers?

A farm in the Fens has produced a crop of rice, but with rising temperatures, could it become the new normal?

20 December 2025 • 6 min read

Farm Business

NFU Council: Lobbying for separate horticulture funding will continue

NFU horticulture and potatoes board chair Martin Emmett said he wanted to see a dedicated scheme for horticulture that did not ‘cross paths' with other initiatives or sectors

23 April 2025 • 2 min read

Podcasts

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Podcasts

Crop It Like It's Hot: From Field to Food Charity, how surplus crops find a second harvest

We travelled to Merseyside to find out how surplus food is being redistributed across the country and how farmers can get involved

31 March 2026 • 1 min read

Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Farmers take Government to the High Court

The Farmers Guardian news team speak to claimant Tom Martin and discuss last week's court case

24 March 2026 • 1 min read

Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Farm Retail Association patron Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says people have an 'appetite for food with a story'

The Farm Retail Association (FRA) conference focused on making the most of your diversified farm business, whilst focusing on the wider benefits to society - food miles, the economic contribution of farm shops and markets and the national health crisis. Emily Ashworth speaks to chef and TV presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall about farm-to-fork connection and if it really means something, and former FRA chair Emma Mosey, farmer and farm shop owner

17 March 2026 • 1 min read