"It's getting wet underfoot in Cumbria following 53mm of rain in the first 10 days of June. By Cumbrian standards that's not a huge amount, but it's meant a stop-start time on farm, with about one spraying...
"It's getting wet underfoot in Cumbria following 53mm of rain in the first 10 days of June. By Cumbrian standards that's not a huge amount, but it's meant a stop-start time on farm, with about one spraying...
For Cheshire farmer Mike Jones, tackling grass-weeds has not come from one silver bullet solution. Instead, it has been the result of building a more flexible mixed farming system where livestock, forage crops, cultivation strategy and innovative new chemistry all work together
First Harvest Report reveals oilseed rape yields have improved on average but cereal yields have generally been below the 10-year average
With harvest continuing up and down the country, Ash Ellwood reflects on conversations with growers as to how crops are fairing in the heatwave