The UK's farmland is abundant with insects; some are pests, but many will help to protect and promote crops. Alice Dyer finds out how growers can encourage more natural predators into their fields...
The UK's farmland is abundant with insects; some are pests, but many will help to protect and promote crops. Alice Dyer finds out how growers can encourage more natural predators into their fields...
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
First Harvest Report reveals oilseed rape yields have improved on average but cereal yields have generally been below the 10-year average
With harvest continuing up and down the country, Ash Ellwood reflects on conversations with growers as to how crops are fairing in the heatwave