Advice

As spring barley drilling gets underway in some areas, Limagrain UK’s arable technical manager, Ron Granger, outlines six ways to get the most from the crop this season.

A new database of 19 insect genomes encompassing some of the most damaging pests of crops worldwide has been made publicly available.

Farm households in Northern Ireland are now eligible for a £600 support payment to help counter rising energy costs.

Farmers were advised to remain vigilant as a once localised, coastal pest is travelling further afield into the UK causing foliage and root damage to sugar beet.

As labour supply remains a challenge for the agricultural industry, understanding how to best attract future employees, is key to combating the hidden costs of staff turnover.

A sophisticated raid on a large quantity of plant protection products took place at a secure distributor store in Norfolk earlier this month.

A farmer has been fined £8,000 after a teenage worker overturned a six-tonne dumper he was driving, suffering serious head injuries.

The parents of Leonard Eadon, a Warwickshire young farmer who died by suicide in 2022, have called for more support for those in the industry