Feature - Arable

The driest summer since the infamous year of '76 has put water availability well into the spotlight this season. Farmers Guardian finds out what growers need to be aware of going forward

As climate change brings more frequent and severe flooding, innovative solutions are emerging to help tackle the challenges, such as from Patrick Bowden-Smith who farms on the Suffolk coast

Trials carried out by agronomy firm Hutchinsons are exploring how varieties and other emerging biological products can be better used to combat potato cyst nematode

Working with host farmer Roger Mills, the Olde Appleton Italian ryegrass trials in Yorkshire provides practical guidance on how to manage an increasingly resistant, prevalent and problematic grass-weed

Understanding the role plants play in photosynthesis, and how to optimise the process, was a key theme at this year's Lamport AgX trials

A Cambridgeshire farmer who ‘lives and breathes’ sustainable farming practices is the winner of the 2025 Rawcliffe Bridge Award for Sustainability

Herbicides account for some 50% of chemicals applied to cereal crops, and with mounting pressure to reduce their use, a panel at Groundswell met to discuss alternative means of weed management

Variety open day in Staffordshire identified a few wheat variety options that are best suited to a North West location

Groundswell visitors were looking for answers on how regenerative farming can strengthen arable businesses at a time of low cereal prices and uncertainty over future farm support

Aimed at producing wheat in a way that is nurturing to both soil and nature, The Green Farm Collective (TGFC) has launched a regeneratively produced flour to offer growers a market premium