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Horticultural focus: Increased pest pressures challenge lettuce crops
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

clock 10 March 2026 • 4 min read
Growers tell Gov it cannot afford to get SPS deal wrong
Farm Business

Growers tell Gov it cannot afford to get SPS deal wrong

Sector issues warning on dynamic alignment amid concerns over farm income loss

clock 06 March 2026 • 2 min read
Immediate feedback and transparency key in crop contract reform
Arable

Immediate feedback and transparency key in crop contract reform

Contract fairness was in focus in the sector breakout at the NFU Conference (February 24)

clock 02 March 2026 • 2 min read
Crop It Like It's Hot: What to consider before spring drilling and tips from farmers for new entrants
Podcasts

Crop It Like It's Hot: What to consider before spring drilling and tips from farmers for new entrants

We talk practical advice, farming top tips, variety considerations and dos and don'ts ahead of this spring season

clock 27 February 2026 • 1 min read
High-tech imaging set to transform grey field slug monitoring
Arable

High-tech imaging set to transform grey field slug monitoring

Researchers from the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Rothamsted Research have identified a high-tech method to detect the grey field slug, or Deroceras reticulatum

clock 26 February 2026 • 2 min read
Why have grain markets moved upwards this week?
Arable

Why have grain markets moved upwards this week?

Keeping an eye on the latest trends in the grain markets

clock 26 February 2026 • 4 min read
Technical
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Horticultural focus: Increased pest pressures challenge lettuce crops
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

clock 10 March 2026 • 4 min read
Why new dual-purpose barley variety could be a firm choice for growers in the East
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

clock 05 February 2026 • 3 min read
National survey finds that Wheat Dwarf Virus is now widespread in UK
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

clock 04 February 2026 • 3 min read
Growers 'must understand ways they can manage risk' when re-introducing OSR onto farm
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

clock 29 January 2026 • 2 min read
How one Staffordshire grower farms with biology at the centre
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

clock 22 January 2026 • 3 min read
Knowledge transfer opportunities at the CropTec Theatre
Arable

Knowledge transfer opportunities at the CropTec Theatre

With the newly re-located CropTec Show right around the corner, we explore some of the key themes and discussions set to take centre stage in the CropTec Theatre

clock 13 January 2026 • 6 min read
Arable Features
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Horticultural focus: Thriving inside Yorkshire's rhubarb triangle
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

clock 09 March 2026 • 3 min read
BeetTech26 highlights sugar beet pest and disease priorities for 2026
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

clock 28 February 2026 • 6 min read
Is linseed the spring rotational reset crop?
Arable

Is linseed the spring rotational reset crop?

With wide rotational benefits, low input costs and harvest contacts offering up to £600/t, spring linseed could be an interesting option for growers looking for an alternative break crop this spring

clock 25 February 2026 • 4 min read
Incorporating the 'T-sheep' timing into your fungicide programme
Arable

Incorporating the 'T-sheep' timing into your fungicide programme

With forward cereal crops and the potential of creeping disease pressures, we find out how grazing sheep could gain growers both time and control before chemical options become available in the spring

clock 21 February 2026 • 5 min read
North Yorkshire arable farmer taps into livestock market with bespoke home-grown rations
Arable

North Yorkshire arable farmer taps into livestock market with bespoke home-grown rations

Making on-farm rations and trading with local livestock farmers has helped a North Yorkshire arable farmer reduce dependence on commodity prices and build resilience into his business

clock 14 February 2026 • 8 min read
North Wales organic farming estate showcases big climate wins
Arable

North Wales organic farming estate showcases big climate wins

The 5,060 hectare Rhug Estate has made significant progress across its regenerative farming aims, underlining its long-term commitment to net zero and resilient food production

clock 12 February 2026 • 3 min read
Machinery
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Farm-based fertiliser manufacture enables crop-specific nutrient applications
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

clock 10 March 2026 • 4 min read
UK launch for 5S CVT Massey Ferguson tractors at LAMMA 26
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

clock 26 November 2025 • 2 min read
Amazone introduces self-adjusting fertiliser spreader
Machinery

Amazone introduces self-adjusting fertiliser spreader

The result of a claimed 100,000 hectares of trials, Amazone’s Autospread system autonomously adjusts the spreader without operator input for improved fertiliser accuracy

clock 16 September 2025 • 2 min read
Kverneland focus: A whole host of new sprayer technology unveiled
Machinery

Kverneland focus: A whole host of new sprayer technology unveiled

At Kverneland's Agritechnica press event, the brand showcased a number of new products set for the show, not least some interesting developments in high capacity precision equipment

clock 06 September 2025 • 2 min read
First Drive: Case IH AF 10 - A harvesting goliath
Machinery

First Drive: Case IH AF 10 - A harvesting goliath

In the midst of its harvest tour, Farmers Guardian’s machinery team get behind the wheel of Case IH’s latest flagship Axial-Flow combine, the AF10

clock 19 August 2025 • 5 min read
Giant #farm24 logo planted in field of maize
Machinery

Giant #farm24 logo planted in field of maize

To mark a decade of Farm24, a unique collaboration has brought together cutting-edge agricultural technology and creative flair in the form of a giant #farm24 logo planted into a field of maize in May 2025

clock 07 August 2025 • 2 min read
Podcasts
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The Farmers Guardian podcast: Focus on farm safety - farm death count reaches 30 in 2025/26
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Focus on farm safety - farm death count reaches 30 in 2025/26

Farm safety - what more can be done? In this week's episode we highlight the realities of safety on farm

clock 10 March 2026 • 1 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: SFI, farming politics and NFU elections
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: SFI, farming politics and NFU elections

The NFU Conference took place in Birmingham last week

clock 03 March 2026 • 1 min read
Crop It Like It's Hot: What to consider before spring drilling and tips from farmers for new entrants
Podcasts

Crop It Like It's Hot: What to consider before spring drilling and tips from farmers for new entrants

We talk practical advice, farming top tips, variety considerations and dos and don'ts ahead of this spring season

clock 27 February 2026 • 1 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: Dairy prices – have we hit the floor?
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Dairy prices – have we hit the floor?

In this episode, the Farmers Guardian team discusses milk prices which have tumbled since Autumn 2025

clock 24 February 2026 • 1 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: Ask the expert: What farmers need to know about wills ahead of the IHT changes
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Ask the expert: What farmers need to know about wills ahead of the IHT changes

In this week's Farmers Guardian, we take a look at wills as farmers prepare for the upcoming changes to Agricultural Property Relief

clock 17 February 2026 • 1 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: reducing risks and taking a practical look at navel health in lambs
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: reducing risks and taking a practical look at navel health in lambs

In this episode, alongside industry experts, Farmers Guardian looks at best practice around navel health in lambs

clock 10 February 2026 • 1 min read
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