Arable

As wheat ears emerge in crops across the UK, Dr David Ellerton, technical development director at Hutchinsons emphasises the importance of careful planning of T3 sprays

Rural organisations have joined forces to demand Environment Secretary George Eustice bring the ‘chaotic’ wildlife licensing system, run by Natural England (NE), back into central Government to be reformed.

Angus based precision farming solutions company SoilEssentials has announced a new partnership with one of the largest farming businesses in the UK.

Lemken has announced the production of its field sprayer ranges is to be ceased at the end of 2020.

We have seldom seen such diverse growth stages across our spring crops, much within individual fields. Especially where we have still had no meaningful rain.

Hundreds of acres of moorland and forestry have been engulfed by wildfires due to the recent dry weather and ’irresponsible’ behaviour of people visiting the countryside.

NFU president Minette Batters has said the battle over protecting standards in trade deals is the ‘biggest political challenge’ the union has ever faced.

The EU has promised to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic by developing a new food security contingency plan.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that more than 3,800 bridging payments worth around £43 million have been successfully made to farmers and land managers.

TV chef Jamie Oliver has issued an impassioned plea to the Prime Minister not to undermine the UK’s high food production standards with cheap imports from the USA.