Arable

Growers are being urged to hold their nerve in bad black-grass fields.

Well, harvest 2022 is officially over and it was our biggest harvest to date, with 300 hectares (740 acres) of combinables under our belts.

Some retailers have been threatening growers with delisting for requesting cost price increases, Farmers Guardian has learned.

Predicted increased rainfall means an arable conversion is ‘unlikely’ for livestock farmers in current predominantly livestock regions.

Fourayes has been sold to multinational baking, patisserie and chocolate ingredients company Puratos UK

Fourayes has been sold to multinational baking, patisserie and chocolate ingredients company Puratos UK

With an aging population set to change economics around the globe, Cedric Porter reports from South Africa on the impact on the farming sector.

Hundreds of acres of valuable Lincolnshire farmland are set to be lost if a proposed 5sq.km reservoir is given the go-ahead.

Using sheep to graze oilseed rape has helped one Midlands grower reduce pesticide use and, with careful management, not compromise yields.