Arable

Rebecca Hadaway, 23, is a Fundraising Officer for The Prince’s Countryside Fund where she builds valuable relationships to further the charities work.

How does the UK agricultural industry meet the challenges of the next 20 years, continuing to produce a high proportion of the food we consume and simultaneously reduce its environmental impact?

Neonicotinoids were a key point of discussion at the NFU Conference, following the high number of imports from countries that still use the chemical.

The industry needs to make ‘absolutely clear’ that gene editing (GE) is very different to genetic modification (GM) if it is to sell the technology to the UK public.

Spring is just around the corner and it’s very noticeable that winter cereals and grass are greening up, but that’s not surprising when we look at how warm the soil temperatures are for the time of the year.

Farming organisations from across the UK have asked for an urgent relaxation of the three crop rule.

The latest AHDB Early Bird survey has shown a drastic shift in cropping plans since November, as growers face one of the most challenging autumns, winters and now spring on record.

New systems need to be developed that measure the use of integrated pest management (IPM) to evidence decisions being made on farm that do not involve the use of chemicals.

The Government’s immigration policy is xenophobic and does not consider the needs of Scottish farmers and crofters, says John Finnie, Green MSP for the Highlands and Islands.