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With black-grass starting to rear its ugly head above crops this season, growers have until around the first week of June to decide what to do with badly affected areas, in order to prevent seed return.

A lack of progress in the renewal of the Black Sea export corridor deal between Ukraine and Russia was one of the main drivers in the grain market this week

Farmers with tricky grass-weeds to control are invited to take part in a new farmer-led project as part of the second year of trials on harvest weed seed control (HWSC).

Organic Farmers & Growers’ annual National Organic Conference will bring food and farming communities together to explore mixed, whole organic farming systems and organic food supply chains.

A leading horticulture group has pulled out of the Government’s Edible Horticulture Roundtable, citing disappointment at the decision not to develop a horticulture strategy for England.’

The Home Secretary Suella Braverman told a London conference there was no good reason the UK could not train up enough fruit pickers or butchers

With sustainability in the spotlight across the UK and Europe, LEAF and the Netherlands Embassy in London take a look at the situation for Dutch farmers. Cedric Porter reports.

Delays to sugar beet planting could increase the risk of virus yellows infection at early crop growth stages, where emergence coincides with warmer weather and greater aphid pest activity.

As the catchy weather continues, T2 fungicide choices become ever more important. Farmers Guardian gets some impartial technical advice from the Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC) members around Great Britain.

A new president and vice-president have been appointed at Pulses UK.