For many potato growers, 2020 will be the first year they begin sprout suppression with foliar applied maleic hydrazide (MH) in the field as the first step to storage without CIPC.

The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) has approved the use of Funguran Progress (copper hydroxide) to control late blight in organic potato crops under an emergency use application.

In Cambridgeshire, Cassia winter barley yields are looking ‘suprisingly okay’ says Tom Mead of Mead Farms in Foxton.

Thirty-eight per cent of arable soils across England and Wales are degraded according to scientists at Rothamsted Research who have developed a new soil health measure.

Nov-20 LIFFE wheat futures closed on Wednesday, July 8 at £169.30/tonne. A rise of £3.45/t on the week.

A dry spell over the last week has meant combines across the southern half of England are rolling into action after a challenging season for many.

After a challenging season weather-wise, the first combines are getting to work in the south and east of the country.

Growing higher value crops such as sugar beet and hemp could create opportunities for new entrant farmers an Arable Scotland webinar heard.

Studies at James Hutton Institute are looking at how integrating broad-leaf weeds into arable fields could enhance biodiversity without robbing yield.

Scotland has committed to reaching net zero for 2045. An Arable Scotland round table discussed the challenges and opportunities this presents for its farmers.