After the second exceptionally dry season in a row, patience and carefully targeted cultivations will be essential to establish crops successfully this autumn

A trip out to the local livestock market became a full family event for FGs Ash Ellwood

New trial work suggests there may be scope to improve the performance of existing insecticides against cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB), offering another potential tool for growers as interest in oilseed rape continues to recover

With oilseed rape acreage set to rise, growers have an opportunity to restore its role as a grass-weed cleaning crop by combining competitive establishment with robust herbicide strategies

With combines continuing to roll across much of the UK, another exceptionally early harvest is rapidly giving way to the next challenge - planning this autumn's drilling campaign

After a prolonged drought, A new module in the BASIS Classroom focuses on issues of effective soil management to help retain as much soil moisture as possible during long, dry spells as crops ripen

Choosing the right wheat variety means looking beyond headline yields and quality groups, with disease resistance, drilling flexibility and end-market suitability increasingly shaping profitable cropping decisions

British raspberry growers believe the fruit's naturally high fibre content could drive stronger supermarket sales, while continued investment in breeding, protected cropping and labour aims to secure the sector's future

For Cheshire farmer Mike Jones, tackling grass-weeds has not come from one silver bullet solution. Instead, it has been the result of building a more flexible mixed farming system where livestock, forage crops, cultivation strategy and innovative new chemistry all work together