ORFC21: Wide rotation sees fertiliser requirements fall by 30 per cent

Diversity is one of the five pillars of regenerative agriculture and for the Lockerley Estate in Hampshire, tripling the size of its rotation has led to both environmental and financial gains.

Alice Dyer

13 January 2021 鈥� 3 min read

Diversity is one of the five pillars of regenerative agriculture and for the Lockerley Estate in Hampshire, tripling the size of its rotation has led to both environmental and financial gains. Since...

Horticultural focus: Increased pest pressures challenge lettuce crops

With significant lettuce crop losses recorded across 2025 due to the nasonovia lettuce aphid, we find out what the keys risks are for crops and what control options are available

Ashleigh Ellwood

10 March 2026 鈥� 4 min read

Arable

Letters: "It must surely be time for a clear, time-bound phase-out of pesticides in the UK"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Steve Clarkson, chief executive of Organic Farmers and Growers, examines new research on pesticide residues in soils and the debate over whether their use should be phased out

Steve Clarkson

10 March 2026 鈥� 1 min read

Arable

Horticultural focus: Thriving inside Yorkshire's rhubarb triangle

Last weekend, Wakefield welcomed a surge of visitors for its annual Rhubarb Festival. With the crop still thriving in the famed Rhubarb Triangle, we explore how this iconic Yorkshire staple is grown

Michael Wale

09 March 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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