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Progress in wheat harvesting has been rapid in the last week or so, amid high temperatures, however, yields are very variable depending on soil type.

Scientists at the James Hutton Institute are working to understand the interactions between pathogen pectobacterium atrosepticum and an array of soil-microbe-crop interactions in the development of blackleg.

Potatoes in areas that have seen hot, dry weather recently are senescing more quickly than normal, particularly in unirrigated crops.

The NFU has launched its annual harvest survey. After a challenging year, NFU combinable crops board chairman Matt Culley explains why taking part in this survey is important.

The 2019/20 Beet Delivery Service Report, including results from a survey on the BDS has been published by British Sugar and NFU Sugar.

The UK markets are watching for any signs of bigger crops.

AHDB Recommended List (RL) harvest results are showing very variable yields in winter barley in a difficult season.

With growers starting to harvest wheat crops, specific weights are holding up well, while there is some concern about protein levels - although it is early days.

A new project is looking at how to make farms more resilient and better equipped to deal with environmental and policy challenges as well as producing food. Marianne Curtis spoke to one of the farmers taking part.

New spring oat varieties with higher kernel contents are coming through and finding acceptance among millers for food consumption markets. The spring oat crop also has benefits in terms of black-grass suppression.