Arable

Keeping an eye on the latest trends in the grain markets

The threat to fertiliser supplies is moving up the political agenda as the industry meets Government ministers to drive home the crisis ahead of the autumn planting season

With strong demand from AD plants, could hybrid rye present an attractive offer as a second or third cereal option?

With climbing prices, could the arable sector be heading towards a price crisis?

Cooler spring temperatures have delayed the start of British strawberry season this year, but growers say the wait will be rewarded with berries packed with exceptional flavour

With a complex set of factors influencing disease management this spring, the Bayer Crop Doctors’ second round of visits took them to Oxfordshire ahead of key T2 fungicide decisions

New Group 4 varieties look to combine cleaner disease profiles and flexible drilling opportunities as growers look to reduce risk and input costs

Fodder beet has become a key crop for mixed farmer Dylan Davies in recent years, underpinning his strategy to outwinter dairy youngstock to help keep costs in check

At Myrtle Farm in Somerset, five generations of the Thatcher family have helped transform a mixed farm into one of the UK's leading cider makers

A potato season that growers will want to forget is coming to an end, but there is still plenty of uncertainty as they enter the 2026/27 season