From 16-species mixes and clover understoreys to reduce nitrogen use, to the latest political updates, there was plenty to think about at the AHDB and NFU North West Crops conference. Emma Penny reports....
From 16-species mixes and clover understoreys to reduce nitrogen use, to the latest political updates, there was plenty to think about at the AHDB and NFU North West Crops conference. Emma Penny reports....
A £12,000 loss on a potato contract prompted Yorkshire farmer Callum Stark to rethink his business, turning an underperforming asset into a growing leisure enterprise
Defra-backed study finds some 78% of respondents said they would consider growing them on their farm in the next five years
Widespread reports of high pest numbers being spotted in emerging cereal crops are putting pressure on growers to consider insecticide use, even if they have selected the no insecticide option in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) schemes