Arable

Grain and oilseed markets are currently focusing on fundamental drivers, rather than geopolitics, but the situation in Ukraine will remain a key watchpoint in the weeks approaching harvest.

Where crops have been planted into cloddy seedbeds, slug risk will be high and potato producers are urged to protect against the pest as soon as tubers reach golf ball size.

With food prices continuing to be a driver of overall UK inflation, Cedric Porter takes a look at the difference between retail price and farmgate.

Hopes that the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Scheme could be extended beyond six months or be adopted as a five-year rolling programme have been dashed by the Home Office.

Maize and fodder beet growers are being urged to complete a survey about the impact of the loss of important seed dressings.

Government needs to act swiftly to extend parallel imports and permits for plant protection products until a proper regulatory process is in place, with the NFU warning the industry is running out of time.

With weather constraints making T0 applications challenging across the country, Hutchinsons provide some key take-home messages for barley growers.

Increased disease pressure, but also an increase in fungicide prices will mean growers need to carefully consider T1 programmes this season.

New analysis points to higher profit from multi-cut grass, even at modest milk price