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With harvest at or nearing completion, many will be itching to get cover and forage crops drilled, but with very little moisture in the soil, is it the right decision?

The decision by Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to suspend water abstractions in mid and north Fife is a devastating blow to vegetable growers and could risk crop failures, NFU Scotland has warned.

Potatoes and other field vegetables have suffered during another very hot and dry week, but prices are not keeping up with the reduction in yield

Many UK farmers are feeling the heat as prolonged dry weather puts businesses under increasing pressure.

Growers continue to make good progress with harvest in the hot, dry weather across most cereal-growing regions.

With hot temperatures expected into next week and tinderbox conditions, growers are being advised to stay vigilant to avoid combine fires.

Growing your own seed could save money and make drilling dates more flexible, but some pre-planning is required at harvest.

Sugar beet growers are being alerted to a potential new weevil pest, which is damaging crops in Suffolk.

Brits waste over 5.8 million spuds per year but new legislation could cut that down

Ian Davis, a beef farmer from Hertfordshire, points out soil is the key to making a regenerative approach work.