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AHDB has revealed proposals to move to a new model where potato storage research is commissioned rather than completed in-house.

The farming sector must play its part if the UK Government is to meet its pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. But there are a range of policy and practical challenges to meet along the journey.

High numbers of cabbage seed weevil are being observed in some oilseed rape crops across the country.

May 2020 Arable Farming Issue

A major new project aimed at using robotics to control slugs on a field scale has been launched.

Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have joined scientists across Europe to study factors affecting the yield of beans.

Farms with heavy clay soils will have found managing ground over the last few months particularly challenging, with many areas going from being flooded and waterlogged, to now rock-hard.

Reducing stress and maintaining green leaf area could be vital not only for yield, but for grain marketability this season, with the potential for a heavily supplied market.

Arable farmers can now keep up to date with the latest news, views, research and advice in the world of crop production from the comfort of their tractor cab.