Arable

Work being undertaken into alternative uses for sugar and sugar beet in the Netherlands to maximise the crop’s potential was the focus of the 2020 NFU Sugar breakout session at the NFU conference.

The opportunities to work in agriculture extend far beyond the farm gate, yet it’s rare that those who advise farmers, conduct scientific trials and manufacture the products that farmers use share the stories about their careers.

Find out how these bright young Harper Adams alumni have jump-started their careers by taking advantage of work placements and networking opportunities.

With potato growers having to cope with a ban on the use of CIPC effective from this autumn, AHDB is offering free one-to-one potato store visits via its new Storage Network.

Bringing together the whole supply chain, the AHDB Milling Wheat conference recognised excellence in wheat quality and challenges for the season ahead.

With grain market uncertainty greater than ever, now may be the time to focus on your marketing strategy.

The Labour Party has warned offering lump sum payments to help older farmers retire will not necessarily give new entrants access to land, and may drive consolidation in the sector.

The twin challenges of increasing CSFB resistance to pyrethoids and the negative impact of these insecticides on natural insect predators of the pest came under the spotlight at the AICC conference.

With many farms having recorded over 50% of their annual average rainfall between September and December 2019, there are many bare acres looking to be sown.

The Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) has called on the Chancellor to reject his adviser’s suggestion that the UK does not need farmers.