Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

With 2 billion 80g portions of peas grown in the UK each year, Great British Pea Week returns for its ninth year, marking the busiest season for the UK pea industry.  

NFU Sugar and British Sugar have just announced reforms to the UK sugar beet seed model, which will give growers more choice and flexibility, support innovation and address recurring issues with growers’ access to seed while preserving the most effective parts of the existing model. 

With the summer event calendar in full flow and many seed breeders and agronomy groups hosting strip trials, it is time for arable farmers to get “up close and personal” with new varieties on the Recommended List (RL).

A great calibre of livestock was in attendance at this year’s Royal Bath & West Show, and no stone was left unturned by judges in the ring, the organiser confirms. 

A fully equipped farm in Lincolnshire is looking for a new tenant. The arable farm owned by Crown Estate is available to let through national property consultant Carter Jonas. 

A Scotch whisky producer partners with Scottish barley growers, fostering sharing and collaboration to reduce its carbon footprint and help building future of the industry. 

Open Farm Sunday is back for its 18th year. Today British farmers are opening doors to their farms, encouraging the public to participate in a range of rural activities.

Following the prime minister’s announcement that the general election will be held on 4th July, the big question arises: which party will do most for British farming? 

A plant-based drink manufacturer, Oatly, has confirmed it will not be going ahead with the launch of its first UK factory. 

The family of a woman who died in a crash in Devon paid tribute to her and said that her passion for horses will always be remembered. 

A Perthshire farm manager is getting ready to embark on a 5,000-mile overlanding expedition in tribute to his late father-in-law.

Farmers have been encouraged to pay tribute to those who farmed the fields during WWII to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on 6th June 1944.