Arable Farming

Tech companies looking to exploit the agricultural industry are at risk of damaging small farming business, if they only focus on large scale producers.

Crop production in Britain will decrease dramatically if climate change causes the collapse of a vital pattern of ocean currents, new research by the University of Exeter suggests.

About 20 per cent of UK land could come out of food production with some farmers taking an environmental path and becoming less productive while others focused on driving productivity.

Farm groups have slammed Channel 4 documentary Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet, after presenter and prominent farming critic George Monbiot claimed livestock farming was destroying the planet.

Wet weather conditions in recent months may have led to nitrogen leaching further down the soil profile than usual, reducing availability to some crops, however, the situation can vary widely between farms

LAMMA might be famed for its big kit, glistening paintwork and impressive machines, but with technology set to change the way we farm over the next decade, Arable Farming checked out some of the latest software.

Trials at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Allerton Project have found low disturbance tillage systems could give beneficial insect populations a boost, reducing pressure from pests.

With a new decade of challenges and opportunities ahead in the potato sector, the 30th Cambridge University Potato Growers Research Association (CUPGRA) conference at Robinson College focused on building business resilience.

What will the future of arable farming look like? Farmers Guardian went in search of some of the new technology set to change the way we farm.

Seed potatoes are being grown aeroponically and in addition to being free from pests and diseases, are yielding more and costing less than when they are grown conventionally.