With the Government’s vision to quadruple the number of ’green’ jobs by 2030, Olivia Midgley looks at new research by e-railer Bower Collective which shows environmental-related job roles are on the rise.

It has a while since I last wrote an article and there has been a lot going on, having taken on another farm and unfortunately suffering from Covid-19 along the way.

Following the end of the use up period for bromoxynil last month, linseed growers are reminded they still have a means of controlling difficult to control broadleaved weeds thanks to an EAMU.

Bayer’s SpotCheck initiative has opened for the 2021-22 growing season with a new, simplified sample pack request process. Oilseed rape growers and agronomists can request a sample pack direct from Bayer’s website.

Glyn Lucas on factors affecting spending.

After a prolonged dry and settled late summer, some soil moisture will now bring a welcome chance for finer seedbed preparation, as well as a boost to residual herbicide performance.

With the continued good weather, it has been easy to forget that the clocks will soon be changing, and winter will be upon us.

To be in with your chance of winning up to £200, test out your judging skills by entering our annual beef stockjudging competition.

Maria Warne, 19, lives in Wadebridge, Cornwall and recently won the NFYFC’s Farm Safety Award. She currently works on her family’s farm and is in her final year of a veterinary nursing degree.

September finally saw the return of sunshine and warmer days which allowed us to finish the cereal harvest with some of the driest combining we had all season, which was a relief.