Arable

Developing chickpeas as a novel source of homegrown protein is the focus of a new research project, which will explore the potential for domestic chickpea production and boost the UK’s first chickpea breeding programme.

With funding opportunities and agronomic pressures altering crop rotations, two farmers and an agronomist address the benefits alternative break crops provide while debunking common challenges with market access and establishment

The company confirmed 38 jobs could be at risk

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland. He has worked for Agrovista for 23 years.

As the nationwide rainfall continues to halt combining, growers are nervous about the lack of dry weather predicted in the forecast, however, hope still remains for crop quality

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has warned the change in law could impact UK food security

The new myFIELD app provides growers with access to crop-specific weather information and agronomy decision support tools in an easy to use digital platform that can be tailored to each individual field

With variety decisions for the coming season at the forefront of minds, Alice Dyer attended an AHDB and ADAS Recommended List variety demo in Herefordshire, to find out which varieties are best suited to the West.

Although recent rainfall has forced intermittent harvesting, we heard from growers around the country who remain positive about grain quality and yield