Reports from the east of England suggest barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) is widespread in cereals and an agronomist advises growers to increase plant nutrition to help control symptoms.

Potato growers are facing a different proposition when it comes to weed control this spring compared to 2022 following delayed planting of much of the UK’s maincrop.

Potato giant, PepsiCo has been trialling CCm Growth for the last three years and for the first time this season the company is rolling out trials commercially.

On an arable enterprise based in rural Shropshire, Wykey Farm owner Simon Gittins, saw an opportunity to produce renewable energy to complement his farming system and create additional income. 

English Heritage plan to establish 100 wildflower meadows at historic sites across the UK to celebrate the King’s coronation. 

With climate change and increasing temperatures , there comes an increasing opportunity to grow sunflowers in the UK.

Adama UK is hoping to make chemical handling safer and reduce spillages by offering an exclusive volume of the multisite fungicide Arizona in ‘easyconnect’ compatible containers.

Researchers have revealed for the first time how a mechanism that controls root development in plants enables them to cope better with environmental stress conditions.