Arable

Defra has given ‘clear direction’ negotiations should resume after British Sugar offers growers contract despite no agreement with NFU Sugar

Research funding will be available for businesses working in technological innovation across a range of plant, forestry and horticultural sectors

Winter wheat drilling is well underway but progress across the UK is mixed and is being heavily influenced by the weather and previous cropping

The new Descriptive List for pea and bean varieties will be launched with a webinar this year.

Moa Technology wins World Economic Forum award for research tackling herbicide-resistant weeds

A new House of Lords report has called for a dedicated Minister for Horticulture, horticulture to be on the national curriculum and more investment in research and development

Defra-backed scheme aims to create a standard for on-farm spraying systems

Regenerative food and farming business Wildfarmed unveils latest collaboration with Franco Manca food chain

HSE has asked the UK potato sector to demonstrate compliance with a tMRL to address contamination of untreated potatoes in stores where sprout suppressant CIPC was previously used.

The union has written to the Farming Minister asking him to exercise powers available to set the sugar supply price after negotiations broke down and British Sugar communicated its contract offer to growers without agreement