Arable

A hot, dry summer has caused concerns for potato crops. In this View from the Top, Hannah Binns spoke to McCain’s James Young about the importance of fostering grower relationships to navigate uncertainty.

Scotland’s harvest is currently running at least two weeks ahead of normal, with many of the earlier areas in the east almost finished with spring barley and winter wheat. By Ewan Pate and Hannah Binns.

After one of the quickest and most straightforward harvests on record in most areas, the downside of the recent record temperatures and negligible rain is hard, dry soils. Jane Carley explores how to manage them.

Ben Gratton, 18, is from a dairy, beef and sheep farm outside of Buxton in Derbyshire. He is currently working on a dairy and arable farm in Shropshire as part of his level 3 advanced technical extended diploma in agriculture at Reaseheath College.

A new report has warned soaring demand for sulphuric acid could lead to a shortfall in supply

Despite the dry summer the Fight Against Blight (FAB) team has recorded and mapped 37 outbreaks of the disease across Great Britain.

Dry weather and a lot of sunshine has been the recipe for an early and successful harvest across much of Scotland this season.

Following the news CF Fertilisers will ‘temporarily halt’ production of ammonia and CO2 at its Billingham site, AHDB takes a look at the impact on different sectors.

Soaring energy costs are forcing some farmers to consider cutting production, posing a food security risk.

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