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This October, the cereals industry will be given the chance to decide whether to move away from the current paper grain passports and move to a digital system.

Growers are being urged to hold their nerve in bad black-grass fields.

WITH further rainfall seen in the last fortnight, the risk for phoma leaf spot infection is now considered high as 20 days of rain has been recorded in most areas across the country, warns ADAS.

Predicted increased rainfall means an arable conversion is ‘unlikely’ for livestock farmers in current predominantly livestock regions.

Hundreds of acres of valuable Lincolnshire farmland are set to be lost if a proposed 5sq.km reservoir is given the go-ahead.

Using sheep to graze oilseed rape has helped one Midlands grower reduce pesticide use and, with careful management, not compromise yields.

Analysis of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) using the Anderson Centre’s set of model farms has shown the extent of the impact that BPS cuts will have on farm incomes in 2023.

A group of farmers are taking part in what is believed to be the first ever field trial of wheat to see if itÌýhas geneticÌýresistant to slugs.