Arable

Recently elected Tenant Farmers Association chairman, Mark Coulman is keen to ensure tenants do not miss out when the transition is made to the Environmental Land Management scheme.

The unprecedented number of aphids being found in sugar beet crops are presenting a serious ongoing challenge to virus control this season, with risk of transmission said to be very high.

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.

Cereal growers are being urged to spray off patches infested with black-grass now, before more plants set viable seed.

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.

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.