The unsettled weather at the end of July and beginning of August across Great Britain has resulted in a very stop-start harvest so far.

With the Basic Payment Scheme on the way out, most farm businesses will benefit from some form of collaboration.

If tempted to drill winter cereals early on the back of two difficult autumns it pays to be aware of yield, weed and disease implications.

There is good evidence that a trap crop of volunteer oilseed rape can reduce cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) damage by luring the pest away from the crop.

The recent clarification of the interpretation of Rule 1 of the Farming Rules for Water by the EA could increase ammonia emissions to air, phosphorus losses to water and soil compaction a study by ADAS has found.

The recent clarification of the interpretation of Rule 1 of the Farming Rules for Water by the EA could increase ammonia emissions to air, phosphorus losses to water and soil compaction a study by ADAS has found.

After an easier year for oilseed rape, the crop is expected to claw back some of its reputation this harvest, and area is predicted to rise again for the 2021/22 season.

Consumers are struggling to differentiate between genome edited (GE) and genetically modified (GM) food, with over a quarter having ‘never heard of’ GE.

Consumers are struggling to differentiate between genome edited (GE) and genetically modified (GM) food, with over a quarter having never heard of GE.

Devising a method for the precision application of fungicides and biopesticides is being investigated in a newly commissioned project funded by Innovate UK.