Arable

Digitalising the grain passport could provide a two-way data flow for all combinable crop supply chains across the UK.

Nationally the NFU estimates yields will be below the five-year average this harvest.

No let up in high fertiliser prices can be expected this year or next, as growers around the world compete for depleted supplies.

Ukrainian growers are switching from grain to oilseeds with margins under pressure, with the impact of the war expecting to change the dynamics of Ukrainian agriculture for years to come.

Long down the regenerative route, AHDB’s Strategic Farm South plans to help other arable farms to not make the same mistakes it did during the transition.

AUTONOMOUS slug monitoring and precision treatment has been proven possible, according to agritech collaboration, SlugBot.

An online survey has been launched to help to prepare for and prevent future threats to arable and horticultural production in Scotland.

Subscriptions for GB Potatoes, one of the new potato industry organisations formed to replace AHDB Potatoes have gone live.

The Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year Award is now open to entries.

The horticultural industry has established a grower-owned working group to provide support to a successor body to AHDB Horticulture to take over processing of EAMU applications and emergency authorisations.