Weather

There are times when you wonder what you are doing it all for

Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are homereared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum

Agronomists say T3 will be essential in controlling rusts and septoria

The UK is expecting another small potato crop in 2024

More than 800 growers and agronomists log-on to manage production following wet weather

Experts say threat of mildew and septoria means crops will need 'helping hand'

Commodity prices, SFI commitments and soil conditions will impact planting decisions

The latest weekly weather report for farmers from Dr Simon Keeling

As a farmer discussing the weather is an unwritten rule. So, let's start there. Our farming practices have been tested by the relentless weather patterns endured

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill