28 August 2025
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4 min read
The cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) typically affects OSR crops at two key timings: the first is between late summer and early autumn, when it attacks the plants as adult beetles, and the second is during...
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Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria and into south-west Scotland
25 November 2025
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2 min read
At a state-of-the-art laboratory in Essex, researchers are working to future-proof crop production against climate change
22 November 2025
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6 min read
Grain maize has become a vital break crop for a 4452-hectare agribusiness in Hertfordshire. We find out the benefits of selling the crop crimped, rather than dried
19 November 2025
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7 min read
