Arable Farming

Defra has launched its Pick for Britain campaign as part of efforts to attract British workers to help harvest crops, but industry chiefs continue to raise concerns over severe labour shortages.

Undersowing maize with grass is gaining popularity among farmers wanting to avoid bare overwintered stubbles

A Rothamsted PhD student whose research into pest-eating beetles has been badly disrupted by the lockdown is appealing for farmers to help with her project.

Just 0.41 per cent of money invested into environmental monitoring in England is dedicated to soil health, a Freedom of Information request by the Sustainable Soils Alliance (SSA) has revealed.

Farmers and recruiters have turned to charter flights to bring in fruit and vegetable pickers from Romania to keep up with demand during the coronavirus pandemic.

A study comparing historic and modern wheat varieties grown side by side has shown an increase in dietary fibre and other features beneficial to human health.

Here is why using nodal growth stages will not be a good indicator of leaf 3 emergence this season.

Calling a halt to Skyfall drilling in mid-March, we have between zero and 30% of our planned wheat acreage in the ground.

It has been eight years since Tim Parton began using biostimulants and since their introduction, yield plateaus have been broken, chemical fungicides have been abolished and disease bills average £40/hectare.

The food supply chain, including supermarkets and brands, is under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions. However, with most carbon said to be generated in the farm production phase, their scope is limited unless the