Arable

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Helen Plant, senior analyst (cereals and oilseeds) at AHDB, is encouraging UK cereal and oilseed rape growers to take part in the AHDB Planting and Variety Survey to help provide accurate early insights into the 2026 harvest and support industry planning

Surveys reveal widespread septoria and early yellow rust across UK wheat, signalling disease pressure and need for robust T1 strategies

Keeping an eye on the latest trends in the grain markets

A new whole-system approach aims to decarbonise energy and food production by reimagining peatland productivity

Saturated soils following a wet winter pose risks to nutrients, roots and structure, making testing and understanding soil biology increasingly vital for informed spring fertiliser and field management decisions

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has written to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, to set out key priorities for the UK fertiliser sector

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said she will abolish Labour's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism if the Tories win the next General Election, adding it will place significant pressure on farming businesses which rely on fertiliser

Neighbouring Somerset farmers Jeremy Padfield and Rob Addicott have taken a collaborative approach to their businesses

Graeme Taylor's opinion on the recent political agreement on New Genomic Techniques (NGT) and key 'watch outs' for farmers

Farmers for Action in Northern Ireland has highlighted the pressure on the sector