Autumn spreading reprieve a 'missed opportunity' to provide water rules clarity

Farmers in England will be able to spread slurry or manure in autumn providing there is no pollution risk, following the Environment Agency鈥檚 decision to relax enforcement rules until the end of February 2022.听

03 August 2021 鈥� 2 min read

Farmers in England will be able to spread slurry or manure in autumn providing there is no pollution risk, following the Environment Agency's decision to relax enforcement rules until the end of February...

How one Cheshire farmer is using mixed farming to get on top of grass-weeds

For Cheshire farmer Mike Jones, tackling grass-weeds has not come from one silver bullet solution. Instead, it has been the result of building a more flexible mixed farming system where livestock, forage crops, cultivation strategy and innovative new chemistry all work together

Alice Dyer

01 August 2026 鈥� 6 min read