Arable News

Young farmer Jon Watt spoke to Rachel Hicks about rejoining his family farming business, and the importance of making the most of every opportunity you are offered.

British Sugar has issued an update that the factories have already processed just over 80% of the crop and announced closing dates for each site.

Flour miller Ollie Stoate knows the benefits of harnessing natural energy. The River Sturkel has been powering the site of his family’s business for over 1,000 years. Now he’s making the future even more efficient – thanks to renewable energy technology, a green grant and an innovative finance deal that may cost him nothing.

Colour sorters could be the answer for ergot contamination in your crops, according to Perry of Oakley.

J Riley Beet Harvesters, UK importer of Vervaet, is introducing an updated version of the popular Vervaet Q-616 sugar beet harvester for the 2025/26 harvesting campaign.

When carting away from the beet harvester in the field, you need a beet trailer that’s easy to tow, quick to tip, and designed to last.

ACS Farm Image offers a range of soil sampling and analysis products and services, designed to help secure the future of our food supply.

Two years since gaining full approval for malt distilling use, the high-yielding spring malting barley Firefoxx, bred by Elsoms-Ackermann Barley, has been continuing its upward trajectory with recent commercial interest from maltster Muntons PLC.

That was the message to attendees at the annual Agriculture & Water workshop in Lavenham, Suffolk, jointly organised by agronomy firm Farmacy and sponsor Essex & Suffolk Water.

Branston, potato supplier and one of the sponsors of the primary school-based farm-to-fork initiative, is once again encouraging schools to sign up for the Grow Your Own Potatoes programme.

Arable experts have highlighted the urgent need for research and development of sustainable crop protection methods for sugar beet following the news that the emergency application for the use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet seed in England will not be granted.

The government has confirmed that it will not grant emergency authorisation for Cruiser SB this year.