Arable

The autumn and winter of 2019 is not one many will forget in a hurry, with farms throughout the UK struggling to get crops in the ground and conditions compromising establishment.

With the wet weather continuing, large areas of cereals remain to be harvested, providing a headache for farmers as they watch quality fall away.

The relationship between NFU Scotland and the Scottish Conservative Party has plunged to a new low this week, following a very public spat between recently-elected party leader Douglas Ross MP and the union’s head of policy.

September 2020 Arable Farming Issue

Failure to protect the UK’s food production standards in future trade deals risks increasing anti-microbial resistance in humans, a new report has warned.

With supplies of oilseed rape tight in the UK and Europe this season, imports will play a major role in the market.

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has set up a new farming trade advisory group (TAG) this week, in a bid to engage business in ongoing trade talks with countries around the world.

Rugby union referee, TV presenter and farmer Nigel Owens MBE has been elected as the new president of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) following a ‘unanimous’ vote from young farmers.

Farming could ditch its subsidy tag and become a contributor to the public purse post-Brexit, the boss of a large commercial dairy farm has said. 

FARMERS Guardian has launched an industry-wide survey to understand more about the skills gap in agriculture, what training opportunities are available and recruitment challenges within the sector.