29 July 2023
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3 min read
Oak Farm population of wheat
One of the many challenges of being an organic farmer is that crop varieties suited to such systems are few and far between. Investment in organic breeding is low both because it is not only deemed a small...
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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
01 August 2026
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6 min read
First Harvest Report reveals oilseed rape yields have improved on average but cereal yields have generally been below the 10-year average
31 July 2026
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2 min read
With harvest continuing up and down the country, Ash Ellwood reflects on conversations with growers as to how crops are fairing in the heatwave
31 July 2026
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2 min read
