Arable

The Canary Islands have imposed a ban on all UK seed and ware potato imports following the discovery of Colorado beetles in Kent and Hampshire over the summer.

Harvest has ‘limped to a close' in the UK, with a standstill in the grain markets as the industry waits on global news.

BRITISH Sugar's announcement of an early delivery allowance (EDA) for 2023 has come ‘far too late' for growers.

Company says harvest issues had led to spike in imported potatoes

With over half of the fungicide-treated Recommended List trials now in, patterns are emerging according to AHDB

Phil Warham has been an agronomist with Agrovista for six years. He gained a degree in Land and Farm Management at Harper Adams and managed farms for several years afterwards. He now advises on combinable crops, cereals, maize and vining peas in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and into Leicestershire. Key interests include direct drilling and soil health, as well as making farms profitable. In his spare time he is a keen runner, cyclist and horseman.

As UK growers continue to focus on harvest, global factors provided limited support for the domestic market