Arable

Cereals offer greater health and nutrition benefits than commonly acknowledged, despite often being considered ‘nutrient-poor’, a study has found.

Children are ‘more disconnected than ever’ from food and farming with one in 10 children believing carrots originate in a supermarket, a new survey by Jordans Cereals has revealed.

A farmer and walker have died, with a further person injured, in two separate incidents involving cows and calves.

Winter plantings are in the spotlight with conditions for many proving challenging.

Covid-19 has brought mixed fortunes for diversified farm businesses. Ewan Pate and Hannah Binns report.

Despite everything that has been thrown at them in terms of adverse weather and Covid-19 restrictions, it seems from an early estimate that Scottish farmers may have produced their biggest harvest for 10 years.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been jointly awarded to two women for the development of a method of genome editing used in animal and plant science.

Farmers can apply for a share of £25 million as part of round three of the Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme.

Withdrawal dates for the tuber fungicide treatment, penflufen found in Bayer’s Emesto Prime DS have been announced by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD).

Heavy rainfall has put a stop to autumn drilling across many parts of the UK, making many growers nervous of a repeat of last season.