Arable

The NFU have said the decision will bring short term certainty for organic producers

Horticulture margins were finding themselves squeezed between retailers wanting lower prices and employees needing higher wages

Grain and oilseed markets are watching Brazilian weather patterns

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has paid £1.67 billion of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money to more than 95 per cent of farmers in the first day of the payment window.

Agricultural commodity markets would begin 2021 with high prices but prices were expected to hike further, according to Rabobank’s annual outlook report.

Farmers must be vigilant and ramp up their security measures following the rising spate in Land Rover Defender thefts, NFU Mutual and North Yorkshire Police have said.

According to CropTec Show Biocontrol Hub sponsor UPL, farmers are increasingly turning to biocontrols and biostimulants as they seek alternatives to conventional pesticides.

We understand farmers are anxious about the changes outlined by Defra in its agricultural transition plan this week, but that change will offer real opportunities for the sector, says Farming Minister Victoria Prentis.

Featuring varieties with high yields and strong disease packages, the 2021/22 AHDB Recommended Lists offer new options to growers in all regions. Alice Dyer takes a look at the latest additions.

With subsoil compaction difficult to quantify at field-scale, PhD student Joseph Martlew of Cranfield University has been working with NIAB TAG to investigate methods to quantify and alleviate it in arable soils.