Sugar beet crops are starting to regrow following much-needed rain in the east of England. After the extended spell of very hot, dry weather, many crops had lost a significant amount of canopy.

Despite the dry summer the Fight Against Blight (FAB) team has recorded and mapped 37 outbreaks of the disease across Great Britain.

Sugar beet growers are being alerted to a potential new weevil pest, which is damaging crops in Suffolk.

A mobile, local approach to the production of high quality organic fertilisers and soil amendments from anaerobically digested organic waste is the aim of the EU-funded NOMAD project, which was showcased at Cereals.

Sprayer operators have been given more time to collect the CPD points required for membership of the National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) scheme, following difficulties in collecting points during the Covid-19 pande

Cereals saw the launch of an industry-led, multi-stakeholder group aiming to define the principles for farm data governance in British agriculture.

Cereals saw the launch of an industry-led, multi-stakeholder group aiming to define the principles for farm data governance in British agriculture.

A rapid detection test for light leaf spot in oilseed rape is the latest addition to Microgenetic’s SwiftDetect disease test portfolio.

Blight monitoring is to continue this season thanks to funding from the Scottish Government