Arable

After taking over Hope Farm in 2000, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using the land as a testbed to demonstrate how farmers can transition to more nature-friendly practices while remaining commercially profitable.

Britain must dramatically increase the amount of controlled environment horticulture it has in order to offset imports and meet health eating targets.

New rules on the use of urea fertilisers will be implemented from this year, Defra has confirmed.

If heavy rainfall and challenging ground conditions prevent T0 fungicide applications, industry experts advise growers to increase T1 application rates 

In line with global markets and the renewed concerns for Black Sea supplies, domestic wheat markets have been pushing higher 

Arable farmers are being encouraged to make early foliar phosphate applications to give crops a much-needed development boost this spring. 

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland.

Yellow rust has become a bigger yield-robber than septoria for one Midlands farm, despite him farming some distance from the disease’s traditional eastern counties hotspot.

Chemistry is fast disappearing from farming’s toolbox, but researchers and farmers in Scotland are working together to trial alternative solutions to protect the high health status of the seed potato industry.

With catchy weather causing field work issues, Farmers Guardian finds out how growers can decide where to prioritise fungicide applications.