Arable Farming

Jeremy Moody, secretary and adviser to the CAAV, said farmers can help reduce emissions through slurry storage

The UK potato crop is expected be one of the smallest on record this year

The latest State of Nature report from RSPB found one in six species are at risk of being lost from Great Britain. The Nature Friendly Farming Network said the report contained ‘seeds of hope' for how agriculture can help turn the situation around

Could the swather be making a comeback? Jane Carley speaks to one farm where the specialist machine has never gone away.

NFU Sugar and British Sugar have so far failed to reach agreement on the 2024/25 contract

Phil Warham has been an agronomist with Agrovista for six years. He gained a degree in Land and Farm Management at Harper Adams and managed farms for several years afterwards. He now advises on combinable crops, cereals, maize and vining peas in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and into Leicestershire. Key interests include direct drilling and soil health, as well as making farms profitable. In his spare time he is a keen runner, cyclist and horseman.

With many farmers experiencing a rebound in grass-weed numbers this year, stubble management will be key to reducing viable seed levels.

The new myFIELD app provides growers with access to crop-specific weather information and agronomy decision support tools in an easy to use digital platform that can be tailored to each individual field

Tune into the latest episode of Crop It Like It’s Hot to hear all things cover crop selection, nutrient management and destruction.

Crop it Like it’s Hot is produced by Arable Farming and The CropTec Show. It aims to provide an alternative way of keeping up with agronomy and arable developments.