Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland. He has worked for Agrovista for 23 years.

With variety decisions for the coming season at the forefront of minds, Alice Dyer attended an AHDB and ADAS Recommended List variety demo in Herefordshire, to find out which varieties are best suited to the West.

A Hertfordshire farmer and former National Farmers' Union deputy president Stuart Roberts has shared how he transformed his farm's safety record in just 30 days, at a cost of less than £750.

With cover crop drilling set to closely follow the combines, Alice Dyer explores what the perfect species mix might look like.

Growers, farmers, processors and the public are asked to remain vigilant after APHA confirmed findings of Colorado potato beetle larvae in Kent.

A pea and bean intercrop may seem like an unusual choice, but it could be a viable option as a feed crop with added agronomic benefits.

With black-grass particularly bad in some fields this season following last autumn’s early cereal drilling, Farmers Guardian gets a five-point plan for getting on top of the weed.

A new AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm host has been announced for the East, after Brian and Patrick Barker’s six-year tenure as hosts comes to an end.

Every five years, AHDB undertakes a thorough review of how the Recommended Lists are serving growers. Alice Dyer finds out what changes are likely to be made off the back off the latest review.