A dry spell over the last week has meant combines across the southern half of England are rolling into action after a challenging season for many.
Overall nitrogen rates applied to arable crops saw a 5kg/hectare decrease in 2019 compared with the previous year.
After a challenging season weather-wise, the first combines are getting to work in the south and east of the country.
Growing higher value crops such as sugar beet and hemp could create opportunities for new entrant farmers an Arable Scotland webinar heard.
Studies at James Hutton Institute are looking at how integrating broad-leaf weeds into arable fields could enhance biodiversity without robbing yield.