Author Posts: Sarah Kidby

Do different crops and varieties behave differently in regenerative and conventional regimes? And how can these differences best be employed to make the most of reductions in tillage, improvements in soil health, increased use of bio-solutions, and fertiliser and other input economies?

Unison has urged the Food Standards Agency to come up with a significantly higher pay offer to avoid disruption.

AHDB’s latest figures show cost of production remains high, with pig producers now losing an average of £18-20 per pig slaughtered.

More than 300 British farmers have reportedly written to their MPs, following rumours that the government could be set to scrap or water down environmental initiatives.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued safety recommendations to Network Rail, HSE and farmers/farm workers after an incident at a user worked crossing in Cambridgeshire.

After an increase in the number of confirmed avian influenza cases, the UK’s chief veterinary officers have declared an AIPZ across the whole of Great Britain to mitigate the risk of disease spread.

Huddlestone Produce was able to reduce harvest time by around 30 hours after upgrading their grain drying and storage plant.

AS Communications has been awarded the distribution of AgXeed autonomous vehicles from winter 2022-2023.

Researchers have recommended improving connections between farming and non-farming communities, after a new study revealed feelings of loneliness among farmers are exacerbated by the public’s lack of appreciation and understanding of the work they do.

Defra has confirmed 22 cases of H5N1 in England since 1st October, with the majority of cases in Norfolk, followed by Essex and Suffolk.

This month, Tonia Simms from Hampden Vets, part of the VetPartners Group, offers advice on bovine respiratory disease, or pneumonia, in housed cattle.

Despite growing grassweed problems across the country, many growers are keen to minimise their wheat establishment risks by drilling earlier than advisable for the best cultural control, reveals the latest in a series of national studies. This will put particular pressure on pre-em herbicides, making the most robust and resilient programmes more essential than ever.