Arable

Like politicians, the general public have short memories, and however strongly they felt last year about ‘getting Brexit done’, realities that hit them in the pocket will lead to far more unrest than being sick of Brexit headlines, says FUW’s head of policy Dr Nick Fenwick.

An image of a packet of carrots with British branding labelled as grown in Spain has caused a storm on social media, as farmers and consumers demanded answers from Tesco.

A last minute Brexit deal meaning trade with the EU can continue with zero tariffs and quotas has brought some comfort to British farmers but there are still big concerns over seed potato exports.

Spring bean varieties LG Viper, LG Sphinx and Allison have joined winter bean Norton on the PGRO’s 2021 Descriptive List.

A recent survey of food and drink manufacturers has found 43 per cent of those currently supplying Northern Ireland are planning not to do so in the first three months after the end of the Brexit transition period.

January 2021 Arable Farming Issue

Keynote speaker at Agri-TechE’s REAP 2020 conference, Prof David Montgomery, Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington and author of ‘Growing a Revolution’, has a global view of soil health.

By Hannah Binns and Alex Black In a year like no other, the farming community demonstrated unwavering strength and resilience in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, powering on despite lockdown to keep the country fed.