Where crops have been planted into cloddy seedbeds, slug risk will be high and potato producers are urged to protect against the pest as soon as tubers reach golf ball size.

And we are off: harvest 2023 has begun. Our first crop of babyleaf spinach left the farm last week and, given the weather, quality has been surprisingly good.

The long dry summer of 2022 is now a distant memory and Id say most would say weve probably had enough rain for the time being.

Matthew Ingram, 26, is from Tamworth, Staffordshire and a member of Coleshill YFC in Warwickshire.

Fundraising, auctioneering and farming Gaina Morgan talks to Glandon Lewis about his busy life and passion for the rural community.

Mark Lee looks ahead on dairy stock prices.

New analysis points to higher profit from multi-cut grass, even at modest milk price

Attention to detail and timeliness are everything when making the best silage, especially with applications of slurry and fertiliser