On an arable enterprise based in rural Shropshire, Wykey Farm owner Simon Gittins, saw an opportunity to produce renewable energy to complement his farming system and create additional income.
English Heritage plan to establish 100 wildflower meadows at historic sites across the UK to celebrate the King’s coronation.
With climate change and increasing temperatures , there comes an increasing opportunity to grow sunflowers in the UK.
Adama UK is hoping to make chemical handling safer and reduce spillages by offering an exclusive volume of the multisite fungicide Arizona in ‘easyconnect’ compatible containers.
Researchers have revealed for the first time how a mechanism that controls root development in plants enables them to cope better with environmental stress conditions.
After taking over Hope Farm in 2000, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is using the land as a testbed to demonstrate how farmers can transition to more nature-friendly practices while remaining commercially profitable.
If heavy rainfall and challenging ground conditions prevent T0 fungicide applications, industry experts advise growers to increase T1 application rates