Arable

It follows the grain merchant entering administration earlier this month

Only winter oilseed rape hybrids are grown at McGregor Farms in the Scottish Borders, where they grow 700 hectares of the crop.

Finding a variety which combines good yields with impressive disease resistance credentials has long been a difficult challenge for wheat growers. But independent trials are showing RGT Saki is offering growers just that.

One thing is clear, given the amount of consideration to soil types and cropping, in the end it becomes a very personal decision. Mike Abram looks at why four grow have chosen their systems

The John Innes Centre has called for urgent investment in new research tools to address major global losses of wheat crops which cost £22 billion per year.

UK yields will determine whether the price needs to reflect the need to import significant quantities of third country supplies

In conjunction with Bayer we will be keeping track of winter wheat development over two cultivation strategies, and using Rapid Disease Detection results to monitor disease progress through the season.

A major new report released in Brussels has highlighted the contribution of plant breeding to sustainable agriculture in Europe, both historically over the coming decades.

The UK pesticides’ regulatory authority has confirmed the imminent withdrawal of a number of key seed treatments widely used by UK vegetable growers.

Research exploring an amino acid in wheat and potatoes has highlighted the potential that CRISPR technology has to address other targets in wheat breeding.