Arable Farming

Fertiliser prices have risen alongside a recent increase in the red diesel price

After a slow and frustrating start to harvest, Farmers Guardian finds out how crops are faring from three growers across the UK.

With Defra targets of increasing agroforestry to 10 per cent of all arable land by 2050, farmers are concerned about the finances and practicality of this for the farm business

Producers growing cereals for animal feed have been advised to harvest their crops at the earliest opportunity, rather than wait for the moisture to come close to 14 per cent.

Frustration has been the main theme of harvest so far in 2023, with the wet weather causing challenges for farmers up and down the country

As fertiliser prices hit record highs last year, many farmers were forced to rethink their crop nutrition programmes.

Alex and Joanna Wilcox live and farm with their three sons at Hill Farm near Downham Market on the Norfolk County Council Stow Estate. Covering 240 hectares of Fen silty clay loam, they grow winter milling wheat, winter feed barley, spring malting barley, spring beans and sugar beet.

Scientists are using automated wildlife sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) over the next four years to demonstrate the effectiveness of agri-environment and peatland restoration schemes in improving biodiversity

Chief executive of Organic Farmers and Growers singled out ‘20th century farmers' for continued 'impact on environment, soils and human health'