Growers launch recruitment campaign to support industry amid pandemic

Growers have launched a large-scale recruitment campaign to encourage British people to provide seasonal labour to harvest crops, due to a severe lack of local workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.

23 March 2020 鈥� 3 min read

Growers have launched a large-scale recruitment campaign to encourage British people to provide seasonal labour to harvest crops, due to a severe lack of local workers amid the coronavirus outbreak...

UK brassicas under pressure as heatwaves force growers to rethink production

Heatwaves and increasingly erratic rainfall are testing brassica growers across the UK, forcing growers to rethink irrigation, soil management and, potentially, which crops they plant

Michael Wale

04 October 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Arable

Suffolk farmers trial low-disturbance drilling to cut cultivations and control weeds

Organic and conventional farmers in Suffolk have joined forces to test three different crop establishment systems, with a focus on weed control, soil health and soil moisture conservation

Teresa Rush

03 October 2026 鈥� 6 min read

Arable

NRoSO training targets smarter additive use

Plans are well underway for the upcoming annual training events for those on the National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO), which will focus on adjuvants and water conditioners

Ashleigh Ellwood

02 October 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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