Arable

AHDB has hit back at claims from a leading marketer that the farming industry is ‘always on the back foot’ when it comes to promotion.

January 2020 Arable Farming Issue

With various initiatives taking place in schools across the country, the agricultural industry has a positive opportunity to talk about the lesser-known benefits which can help career choices.

As November turned to December, there were still many acres of standing maize crops in fields across the country and, as the rain continued to fall, the chances of salvaging a useful crop diminished.

Boosting efficiency in agricultural systems while reducing the sector’s impact on the environment are key themes in new technologies coming to market.

MP Graham Stuart has called for the Home Office, Defra and the Ministry of Justice to come together for a special summit to tackle the ‘blight’ of hare coursing.

A new piece of legislation which will allow the Government to continue to pay farm subsidies in 2020 is expected to be passed by the end of this month, according to a Defra spokeswoman.

With the loss of CTL on the horizon, the first azole fungicide to be released in 15 years makes for a timely introduction to the market.

In a fiery debate at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, George Monbiot’s vision that synthetic food would replace most agricultural production in the next few decades was greeted with disbelief and derision.