Arable

Joining AHDB after a six-year spell as chief operating officer of the Food and Drink Federation, Tim Rycroft spoke to Alex Black about his priorities for the levy board

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said farmers will need to cut mineral fertiliser use ‘quite significantly’ in order to meet the country’s net zero emissions target.

Today marks the launch of the fourth, and potentially most important, year of our #ThisIsAgriculture campaign, at a moment in time when showcasing careers throughout the industry has never been more crucial.

Preparations are well underway for Cultivate 2022, a business-led conference aimed specifically at farming and rural enterprises. With Farmers Guardian being the event’s media partner we find out more about what January’s event has in store.

Brewing business Heineken UK is launching a farm trial to explore how one of the main ingredients of beer, barley, can be grown in a more sustainable way to help reduce CO2 emissions.

In the last of our series, Farmers Guardian talks to two agronomists in the east and southwest to review the 2021 potato season and what lessons can be taken into next year.

There are no reports of immediate and significant shortages of key inputs but farmers need to be prepared for some delivery delays

October 2021 Arable Farming Issue

The Government has announced it intends to cut red tape to make research and development of gene editing (GE) technology easier, following the UK’s departure from the EU.

AHDB has issued the Recommended Lists (RL) 2022/23 septoria tritici ratings early, following high levels of the disease in the 2020/21 growing season and concerns about the breaking of resistance.