Oilseed rape is expected to make a resurgence next season with members of the seed trade predicting up to a 30 per cent increase in area.

Wheat area could stay relatively static for next season, as the area is already so high.

BASF has received approval in Great Britain for its new active substance, Luximo (cinmethylin), and the product containing this active, Luxinum Plus, providing a new mode of action against grass-weeds.

Delays to the crop variety National Listing process as a result of Brexit could be putting British farmers at a disadvantage, say members of the seed industry.

Potato planting this season has got off to a good start, with the dry conditions in some areas not expected to affect emergence.

A new collaborative project involving two Scottish farming co-operatives is seeking to mitigate the spread of plant parasitic nematodes in potatoes and daffodils.

As sugar beet starts to emerge, growers are being reminded to start checking crops for aphids.

Farmers face new inspections from pesticide enforcement officers over their use of plant protection products (PPPs) under legislation which will see a new database of all PPP users held by the Health and Safety Executive.

Regenerative farming is much discussed as concept but it does work at scale, according to a case study presented at the SAOS conference at Dunblane