Arable

The decision by Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to suspend water abstractions in mid and north Fife is a devastating blow to vegetable growers and could risk crop failures, NFU Scotland has warned.

Potatoes and other field vegetables have suffered during another very hot and dry week, but prices are not keeping up with the reduction in yield

Many UK farmers are feeling the heat as prolonged dry weather puts businesses under increasing pressure.

Growers continue to make good progress with harvest in the hot, dry weather across most cereal-growing regions.

Growing your own seed could save money and make drilling dates more flexible, but some pre-planning is required at harvest.

With hot temperatures expected into next week and tinderbox conditions, growers are being advised to stay vigilant to avoid combine fires.

Ian Davis, a beef farmer from Hertfordshire, points out soil is the key to making a regenerative approach work.

Brits waste over 5.8 million spuds per year but new legislation could cut that down

Sugar beet growers are being alerted to a potential new weevil pest, which is damaging crops in Suffolk.

New technology which uses the ‘science of light’ has the potential to tackle pests and plant diseases, increasing crop yield at a time of global food insecurity. Jac Williams reports.