Arable

Sharply escalating costs for fertiliser and fuel, coupled with extremes of weather, mean there has never been a better time to look at your farm’s carbon footprint.

Easy-to-use IT means it is now straightforward to see the impact changes in practices might have on your farm.

Winter rainfall will not be enough to prevent further drought measures being implemented beyond spring 2023, the Environment Agency has warned.

Supplies of winter bean seed have been secured for British growers following a successful derogation bid

Canada is set for a harvest bonanza as this year’s grain predictions are estimated to deliver a large increase in yield, potentially offering a global benefit due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Canada is set for a harvest bonanza as this years grain predictions are estimated to deliver a large increase in yield, potentially offering a global benefit due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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.