23 August 2021
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1 min read
Tortoise beetles have been found in a sugar beet crop in Wissington, Norfolk. As a very rare species in the UK, it is the first case of the pest ever reported to the British Beet Research Organisation...
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This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Simon Jeffery, co-founder of the Earth Rover Program and professor of soil ecology at Harper Adams University, alongside sustainability consultant Lizzie Lloyd
29 November 2025
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3 min read
Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria and into south-west Scotland
25 November 2025
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2 min read
At a state-of-the-art laboratory in Essex, researchers are working to future-proof crop production against climate change
22 November 2025
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6 min read
