Arable Farming

British Sugar has announced it will be reducing the amount of beet processed at its Cantley factory in the 2022/23 campaign to optimise the flow of beet between its factories.

Delays to the crop variety National Listing process as a result of Brexit could be putting British farmers at a disadvantage, say members of the seed industry.

Growers considering under-sowing maize with a grass or legume-rich cover crop need to think about what to plant to receive the full benefit, according to grass breeder Barenbrug UK. 

Potato planting this season has got off to a good start, with the dry conditions in some areas not expected to affect emergence.

Managing and improving field drainage and soil quality across different soil types were key topics at a recent Hale Village monitor farm meeting near Liverpool. Emma Penny reports.

Chris joined Agrovista’s technical team in autumn 2019, providing field trials expertise, as well as technical insight into cereal crop management and agronomic customer support.

After septoria came through the winter well, dry weather in March and the start of April checked it with very little infection recorded on leaves 5 and 4.

Farmers in the UK are moving to grow oilseed rape again to capitalise on rising oil prices, as retailers look to stem shortages caused by the war in Ukraine.

The Rothamsted Insect Survey has recorded the first peach–potato aphid (Myzus persicae) catches of 2022.

A group of six soil-centric farmers have formed a business that gives others in the industry more control over external investment in their carbon and biodiversity.