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For oilseed rape crops, wet weather is one of the biggest risk factors for boron deficiency, with the micronutrient easily leaching out of soils.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has thanked farmers for their ’incredible work’ in keeping the nation fed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

BORIS Johnson’s proposed end of lockdown June 21, falls right in the middle of the height of the agricultural show calendar, meaning many shows will be affected by this week’s news.

Local authorities in England have dealt with 976,000 fly-tipping incidents on public land in 2019/20, an increase of two per cent from 2018/19, new figures from Defra have found.

In a National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) first, Rachel Goldie has been elected chairwoman 25 years after her father, Alan Goldie, held the position in 1996.

A report launched at today’s NFU conference will show how rural Britain is uniquely placed to help the recovery of the nation from Covid-19

With farming often viewed as a career for life, the need to upskill employees to increase motivation or improve staff retention has become a widely accepted concept. Hannah Binns reports.

The cooperative has announced its on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 0.5 Euro cent from March 2021 in light of mounting farmer pressures from rising farm input costs. 

Winter waterlogging and the recent cold spell has left soils slow to warm up as spring approaches and growers are being urged to monitor soil temperatures regularly for the most effective fertiliser applications.

A new short film featuring two farmers openly discussing their experiences of mental ill-health and how they reached out for help has launched this week.