Arable

The Conservatives have been clear – they will not allow our food standards to be undermined in trade deals, says Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Tory Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Farm groups are very focused on trade policy, but their time would be better spent pushing for farmers to get a fairer price for their food, says Cornish lamb and beef farmer Rona Amiss.

KWS has launched a new high yielding hard Group 4 winter wheat and 2-row winter barley at Cereals Live 2020.

With the UK’s plant-based food market estimated to be worth £443 million in 2018, this has opened up potential new opportunities for UK arable farmers.

A major project has been completed at Aarhus University in Denmark looking at wheat variety mixtures with the aim of stabilising yield and disease level.

A petition launched by Penrith and The Border MP Dr Neil Hudson as part of a campaign to save Newton Rigg College, Cumbria, from closure, has received more than 3,850 signatures.

Syngenta has updated its Hybrid Barley calculator. Growers can now use their own seed price rather than using a standard price.

Three wet seasons have created major cause for concern for arable farmers, with the excessive rainfall experienced this winter causing a multitude of crop establishment issues.

Winter oilseed rape crop failure, due to a dry autumn and/or cabbage stem flea beetle attack, has prompted many growers in some areas of the country to look for alternatives. NIAB offers some top tips.

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has rejected the NFU’s call for a Trade Commission to explore ways to protect food production standards in UK trade policy.