Radical shift needed to put people first in UK farming
A major new White Paper published today is calling for a fundamental reset in how UK farming treats, develops and leads its people.
Crop varieties to meet evolving challenges
Crop science is evolving all the time, with the latest arable varieties designed to meet farmers’ needs in a changing climate with ever-present disease and pest pressure. And visitors to…
Top tools to improve farm management
Farmers have a growing range of tools to improve crop management, from precision sprayers and sensor technology to AI-powered forecasts. But can these tools help reduce reliance on pesticides, while…
Plea for the government to support farmers
Farmers need control of their land and more government support if they are to continue producing food for the nation in the future. Speakers at the Cereals Event in Lincolnshire…
Bespoke disease forecasting to protect crops
Arable farmers in the UK can now make use of super-local weather indicators combined with disease forecasting to make more efficient use of control measures like fungicide applications. (more…)
Cereals 2021 will go ahead as planned and approved
The Cereals Event will go ahead as planned despite the delay in the lifting of lockdown restrictions, as it will still comply with local and national legislative measures, organisers have confirmed. (more…)