While disease pressure may be lower in late-drilled, thinner wheats, difficulties with leaf identification and timings as crops rush through growth stages will make fungicide applications challenging.

Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have worked with University College London to map the expression of genes across the entire African swine fever (ASF) virus genome.

Pasture is an important reservoir for production-limiting parasites, which makes pasture management a crucial part of parasite control.

Find out how these bright young Harper Adams alumni have jump-started their careers by taking advantage of work placements and networking opportunities.

The opportunities to work in agriculture extend far beyond the farm gate, yet it’s rare that those who advise farmers, conduct scientific trials and manufacture the products that farmers use share the stories about their careers.

The twin challenges of increasing CSFB resistance to pyrethoids and the negative impact of these insecticides on natural insect predators of the pest came under the spotlight at the AICC conference.

Rebecca Hadaway, 23, is a Fundraising Officer for The Prince’s Countryside Fund where she builds valuable relationships to further the charities work.

Learning on the job benefits many who choose the apprenticeship route. Here, apprentices share their experiences of becoming chartered surveyors.

An injury forced rugby player Matthew Douglas to move into farming and he has never looked back. He tells Farmers Guardian about his career in a different type of field.

How does the UK agricultural industry meet the challenges of the next 20 years, continuing to produce a high proportion of the food we consume and simultaneously reduce its environmental impact?