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June 2021 Arable Farming Issue

June will be a key month for the British potato crop. Across the country, development is late, but warm weather could transform the crop which now has plenty of access to water.

June 2021 Dairy Farming edition

A new study by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has found that a simple field-based monitoring system run by farmers, could help reduce the use ofÌýinsecticide sprayingÌýto tackleÌýBYDV.

A monitor fixed to a crop sprayer prevented the driver from seeing an oncoming cyclist, an inquest heard.

A new initiative has launched to encourage new entrants into the industry and offer a wide range of skills development.

Mentioning the lack of rain in my last column had the same effect as getting the barbecue out: the rain arrived duly arrived, but unfortunately in rather a deluge.

With egg consumption rocketing, but a lack of workers in the egg sector, a collaboration is launching a course to attract new blood. Jez Fredenburgh reports.

It may be seen by many as a breed of the past, but the Southdown has something to offer present day sheep farmers.