Crops

British Farming Awards reaches landmark milestone

Urgent action is required to improve Red Tractor’s current approach to pesticide reduction, a new study has found.

Crops grown in regenerative systems have a healthier nutritional profile than the same crops grown conventionally, a new study has found.

A year on from the overwhelming vote to end the statutory AHDB potato levy, Cedric Porter speaks to the group looking to set up a new representative group for the sector

Growing maize instead of underproductive grass could help farmers improve forage output per hectare and, in doing so, boost profitability and survivability.

From 16-species mixes and clover understoreys to reduce nitrogen use, to the latest political updates, there was plenty to think about at the AHDB and NFU North West Crops conference. Emma Penny reports.

As spring drilling gets underway in some areas, a survey of more than 100 growers provides a unique insight into spring barley agronomy.

Red Tractor, the UK’s biggest farm and food assurance scheme, has said a ‘typo’ led to accusations that it misled consumers over the traceability of foodstuffs

Moderate to high spend fungicide programmes delivered the highest margins in the 2021 AHDB wheat fungicide margin challenge. Teresa Rush reports.

The winding up of AHDB Potatoes following the vote against the continuation of the levy last March, has led to several proposals for new representative bodies in the potato sector to fill the funding gap.