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From Jeremy Clarkson's partnership with a mental health service to taking the lead on livestock worrying - these are six farming stories not to miss this week on FG

After an exceptionally wet autumn and winter, spring drilling seems to be making a steady start with growers on lighter land making use of the irregular dry weather windows

With an ability to grow on various soil types, sunflowers are quickly gaining traction – thanks to increasing marketability – as an attractive low-input alternative to cereal crops

Growers and producers should benefit from algorithm which will increase yield

Concerns building for next year amid feed cost fears and seed shortages

A 2,600-hectare Estate near Cambridge has trialled the use of a liquid plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) biostimulant, and has found it to increase yield and improve plant health

After a challenging autumn and start to the winter, we caught up with six agronomists from different UK regions to discuss how crops are looking and what the next steps might be for growers

As the catchy weather continues, many farmers are completing their harvests but some are yet to start due to a shortage of consistent drying days

Despite delayed harvest progress and lodged crops, many growers are maintaining farm-average wheat yields even where crops are beginning to sprout in the ear

With many growers still waiting for dry weather, concerns about the resulting quality of the crops are increasing