Arable News

Defra figures have confirmed the impact of record-breaking wet weather on the 2024 harvest, prompting renewed calls for increased funding in the Autumn Budget.

M&S has announced the initial results from its first ‘autonomous field’ trial, which will see the retailer selling lower-carbon parsnips later this year.   

Scottish Borders police are appealing for information after 70 hay bales were set alight at a farm in Berwickshire. 

As the global agricultural industry grapples with the need to produce more food while protecting natural resources, maintaining soil health is essential not only for environmental conservation but also for long-term food security, said experts at PES Technologies while introducing device to control soil health. 

An interactive online platform has been launched, allowing public access to over 50 years of arable crop pest and disease data from across England and Wales. 

National Carrot Day 2024 is taking place today, with the aim to encourage people to buy and eat more British-grown carrots. 

With high aphid pressure forecasted for the UK this autumn, an Agrovista expert explores key options to minimise yield losses from BYDV in autumn cereals. 

Farmers Guide paid a visit to the Bury St Edmunds British Sugar factory, to find out how the 2024 campaign is going.

New precision breeding technology to increase food production, reduce costs to farmers, and allow drought- and disease-resistant crops to be grown will be brought forward under new laws, the government has just announced. 

UK beetroot growers will be able to access the US market for the first time, NFU has just announced.

Many farmers are intending to drill cereals earlier this season, so effective weed control will depend on a successful residual programme. Good chemistry is available, but it needs a clear strategy to get the best result, arable experts said. 

Research led by Norfolk crop scientists has received a £3 million boost from Defra to enable the development of climate-resilient legume crops.