Arable Farming

A consortium of farmers, academics, technology businesses and NGOs led by Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South-West (FWAG) has been awarded a grant under the Environment Agency’s Investment Readiness Fund to develop and

The fifth Groundswell event was the biggest yet, welcoming farmers to cultivate new ideas and dig out the latest thinking on regenerative farming techniques. Alice Dyer and Chloe Palmer went along.

A mixed farmer from Warwickshire who has diversified into growing and processing industrial hemp is calling on more farmers to consider the crop. 

Alice Dyer hears from growers around the country, on their ‘five’ tips for keeping harvest staff safe this season.

As the industry prepares for the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs), existing farm management software (FMS) data could help farmers to get ahead in preparing for the transition. 

After a dry April, many growers underestimated the septoria threat this season, said Bill Clark, technical director, NIAB.

With the Government’s decision on post-Brexit gene editing (GE) regulation due to be announced any day now, Prof Wendy Harwood of the John Innes Centre (JIC) outlined some of the opportunities the technology could bring.

This year’s Cereals Event saw more robots on display than ever before, but Harper Adams University researchers say that the commercialisation of crop robots in Europe is being stymied by regulation.

July 2021 Arable Farming Issue

Joint ventures could offer fixed cost savings, utilise skills and create a stronger support network as farming moves into a new and uncertain era.