Arable Farming

Agronomists and farmers say positive signs are on the horizon despite slow markets

Speaking at this season’s Syngenta Potato Power meetings across the UK, Andy Cunningham, Syngenta Potato Technical Manager warns of higher populations of the pest

Leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons is reminding growers with late-sown cereals the importance that sowing date plays in determining which plant protection products can be used this spring

In taking on the new role, Kit Papworth has announced he will be stepping down from his position as combinable crops and sugar beet sector chair at Red Tractor

Mark Aitchison has stepped down from the role after 20 years

Arable farmer Andrew Ward discusses his second season as a 'baked bean' grower

A ‘barn filling’ Group 4 feed wheat, and the second new Group 1 variety in not so many years were highlights of the 2025 AHDB Recommended List for cereals

Many growers have been forced to drill cereals much later than they would have liked this season after persistent rainfall has put fieldwork on the backfoot. Alice Dyer gets tips for success from two experts.

Farmers with winter wheat still to drill this autumn need to be patient and do all they can to ensure crop establishment and soil health are not compromised following recent wet conditions, agronomy firm Hutchinsons says.

A number of conflicting factors are at play on the global grain market, which is influencing UK prices