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A number of new programmes and apps were unveiled at Cereals, enabling farmers to simply and easily access information and advice on their farms.

Cereals Live saw the launch of a number of new programmes which will supply growers with new information on the sustainability of their farms.

Farmers who want to increase soil organic matter and health – while also reducing their CO2 footprint – should consider fermenting their manure rather than composting it, according to crop nutrition experts, Agriton.

In a bid to signpost students to dairy related training and education courses, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has launched its own directory.

An agricultural think tank has warned commercial farming is being ‘written out’ of emerging post-Brexit policy, despite the fact that fewer than 10 per cent of farm businesses produce over half the UK’s agricultural output.

With compromised ridge structure likely to be a consideration when planning slug control in potato crops this season, Farmers Guardian asks a leading agronomist for advice.

Despite the rise in consumer demand for organic products and subsequent growth in organic land, industry representatives have voiced their concerns the UK sector ’lags behind’ its European counterparts.

Over 70 per cent of oilseed rape crops drilled before August 21, 2019 will be taken to harvest this year, compared to less than 50 per cent of those drilled after August 31.

A self-employed contractor has died after falling through a fragile roof on a farm in the West Midlands.

Crops received a much-welcomed drink as the first rainfall in months for some fell across many areas of the UK last week.