Spring

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

Agronomists and farmers say positive signs are on the horizon despite slow markets

As wheat growers prepare plans for their T1 and T2 fungicide applications in the coming weeks, experts say careful consideration is needed to maximise disease control while balancing budget constraints

Leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons is reminding growers with late-sown cereals the importance that sowing date plays in determining which plant protection products can be used this spring

Barnsley College held its Spring show to signify farming's important role in educational settings

Wet weather and poor winter drilling has led to surge in sales

Spring-sown crops need to comply with the relevant protection regulations

Seed experts say increase in domestic production could reduce reliance on imports

While forward healthy sugar beet does not routinely respond to additional foliar nutrients, there is a place for them in fast-growing or compromised crops.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has been at it again, claiming the rise in farmgate prices over the past 12 months shows that farmers can recoup the money they are starting to lose due to reductions in the Basic Payment Scheme.