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The Government is continuing support to help businesses and employees through the second lockdown.

A new global initiative which merits farmers for adopting regenerative agriculture techniques is in the pipeline.

A urea ban could add 20% to farmers’ fertiliser bills as Defra feels the pressure of meeting its ammonia emissions targets

Farmers are set to receive a slight increase in their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments this year following a rule change by the UK Government

Livestock auctions marts will continue to trade under tighter measures following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of a four-week national lockdown to help reduce the spread of Covid-19.

With many oilseed rape crops forward and looking well, some form of PGR is likely to be appropriate this season, growers are being advised some form of PGR is likely to be appropriate this season, growers are being advised.

The number of frosts that a wheat crop sees each winter could help growers make smarter fungicide choices when it comes to yellow rust, a study has found.

A five-year project looking at the agronomic factors effecting septoria found that sowing date had more of an influence on disease levels than varietal resistance.

UK farmers should be able to access new crop protection products quicker than their EU counterparts post-Brexit, the chief executive of the Crop Protection Association (CPA) has said.