Crops

Supplier Albert Bartlett will compile data looking specifically at virus pressure

Switching to a low-carbon fertiliser programme is now on the radar of many arable growers striving to meet sustainability targets amid pressure from the wider food supply chain to reduce the carbon footprint of food production

AHDB survey offers latest cereals update

As dry weather continues across much of the UK, agronomists are warning barley growers that crops are likely to face greater pressure from stress-related diseases such as ramularia

We take a look at two farms where the dry period has enabled crop protection programmes to be applied in a timely manner so far this spring

Newer varieties thought to show better resistance, according to agronomist

NFU horticulture and potatoes board chair Martin Emmett said he wanted to see a dedicated scheme for horticulture that did not ‘cross paths' with other initiatives or sectors

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the significant investment needed by dairy farmers to meet regulatory requirements, the dairy farm that has been purchased to turn it into a 'haven' for biodiversity with the help of a Wallace and Gromit animator, and a new research project using seaweed to foster plant resilience

In the second of a three-part series looking at winter wheat, the Crop Doctors visit Herefordshire

Study could increase yields while reducing reliance on synthetic fertilisers