A new series of guides which contain real-life, practical advice to help farmers and land managers manage their soils more sustainably has been produced by UK Soil Health Initiative.

Pumpkin picking has become the latest craze in the UK on the run up to Halloween, with umpteen patches being set-up on farms throughout the country. Katrina Macarthur finds out more.

Most harvest results for the main winter wheat AHDB winter wheat Recommended List (RL) trials series are now available, offering a good idea of how varieties performed in 2021.  

The winner of this year’s Farmers Guardian Farming Hero is Scottish chilli farmer, Sheena Horner, who spearheaded a running campaign to improve mental health in throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, galvanising the farming community to achieve it with her.