Arable

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Farmers and growers urged to get behind science and industry partnership

With industry aiming to reach net zero by 2040, one of England’s largest arable farms is putting systems in place to achieve this.

A long-term project that monitors insecticide resistance in key pest species has revealed how problems can arrive in the UK from overseas.

A forward-thinking project under way in Norfolk is aiming to find out more about the impact of soil health on yields, profitability and resilience in arable rotations

Residual levy payer funding to support seven projects

Cambridgeshire farmer, Jamie Stokes manages his family's 1,000 hectare arable farm for his 96 year old grandfather. Years of succession planning had set a route for a fairly painless transition down two generations in one step. However, now if his grandfather survives until April 2026, at least 200 hectares of the farm must be sold to pay the tax bill, he says. And having just adjusted the business to survive the loss of subsidies, the maths on losing a fifth of the farm's land poses another major challenge.

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said it painted a stark picture of the challenges facing many farmers

The grain markets have responded after the result of the US Presidential Election