Arable

Andrew Francis, former farms director of Elveden Estate, haslaunched a new venture to help growers tacklefuture industry challenges

Upto 1,000 hectares of Oxfordshire agricultural land is set to make way for a giant solar farm that could sit amid community allotments and bee hives, it has been revealed.

Production has dropped in Western Europe following this year’s drought

A pulse breeding team has been created to bring new expertise to breeding, pathology, molecular genetics, and field trial evaluations through a new collaboration.

Organic manures, healthier food and future-proofing the potato sector are topics the 2023 Nuffield Farming Scholarship scholars will investigate

An increase in agroforestry is essential to meet nature and climate targets, while securing long-term food production, a new report from the Woodland Trust has shown.

An increase in agroforestry is essential to meet nature and climate targets, while securing long-term food production, a new report from the Woodland Trust has shown.

A new Agricultural Growth Zone has been created to boost support for Lincolnshire and Rutland’s farming and producing sectors.

Growers can now assess and benchmark their soil health, and obtain management recommendations using the Soil Health Scorecard.

A major review of the AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Recommended Lists (RL) will begin at the end of November as part of AHDBs Delivering the Future of Farming update.