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

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

As farming embraces digital systems, rural professionals are urged to harness the power of LinkedIn to build their profile, grow networks and unlock new career opportunities across the agricultural sector

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

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

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

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

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

Beet moth has moved rapidly up the risk agenda for sugar beet growers following widespread and economically damaging infestations during the 2025 season

Climate volatility is widening the gap between genetic yield gains and farm performance, as warmer, wetter winters and extreme weather challenge UK arable systems