Seed experts say increase in domestic production could reduce reliance on imports
With heavy snow forecast across the UK, Farmers Guardian shares some top tips for dealing with the wintery conditions
Government unveils Farming Recovery Fund in wake of Storm Henk as farmers continue to battle water levels
This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (January 5)
UK farming industry struggling to cope with four months of continuous rain
Winter is definitely here, both in a meteorological sense and in a farm management sense
Potato growers who were unable to get on their fields made their way to the British Potato Show in Harrogate, Yorkshire, last week. The weather was a hot topic, but so was the long-term future of the sector.
There is no escaping the weather. Like every farm in the UK, we have been battered over the past few weeks
The fires ranged from crops, building and farm equipment and was an increase from 1,800 fires reported in 2021
Heavy rainfall sees fields of potatoes, sprouts and parsnips washed away