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Following concerns over health and safety, most farms are expected to undertake their own grain sampling this season. Alice Dyer finds out how to obtain an accurate sample that will aid the best marketing decisions. 

A consortium of farmers, academics, technology businesses and NGOs led by Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South-West (FWAG) has been awarded a grant under the Environment Agency’s Investment Readiness Fund to develop and

A mixed farmer from Warwickshire who has diversified into growing and processing industrial hemp is calling on more farmers to consider the crop. 

Alice Dyer hears from growers around the country, on their ‘five’ tips for keeping harvest staff safe this season.

As the industry prepares for the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs), existing farm management software (FMS) data could help farmers to get ahead in preparing for the transition. 

With the Government’s decision on post-Brexit gene editing (GE) regulation due to be announced any day now, Prof Wendy Harwood of the John Innes Centre (JIC) outlined some of the opportunities the technology could bring.

Joint ventures could offer fixed cost savings, utilise skills and create a stronger support network as farming moves into a new and uncertain era. 

The fifth Groundswell event was the biggest yet, welcoming farmers to cultivate new ideas and dig the dirt on regenerative farming techniques. Alice Dyer and Chloe Palmer went along.

The fifth Groundswell event was the biggest yet, welcoming farmers to cultivate new ideas and dig the dirt on regenerative farming techniques. Alice Dyer and Chloe Palmer went along.

With potato crops making up for a slow start to the season, Íæż½ã½ã catches up with agronomists in the East and the South West for the latest agronomy advice.