With the removal of the Basic Payment Scheme, a new wave of financially incentivised schemes will come into fruition, so what opportunities could these provide for farmers who must now find the deficit? Emily Scaife reports.
Trials at Helix Farm North in Yorkshire have investigated responses to nitrogen and fungicide inputs in winter wheat and barley crops.
Farming has the highest workplace injury rate - almost four times above the all-industry average, new findings from the Health and Safety Executive have revealed.
There was a warning at CropTec of potential difficulties ahead in controlling yellow rust if the fungicide tebuconazole, is lost from the crop protection toolkit.
BASF Agricultural Solutions has won the Crop Science Award for the Best Public Outreach Programme category for its public advocacy campaign,Farming, The Biggest Job on Earth.
BASF Agricultural Solutions has won the Crop Science Award for the “Best Public Outreach Programme” category for its public advocacy campaign,?‘Farming, The Biggest Job on Earth’.
UK dairy farmers could be missing out on thousands of litres of milk every year by failing to manage the risk of ketosis in their herds. Debbie James reports.
Growers can now assess and benchmark their soil health, and obtain management recommendations using the Soil Health Scorecard.
An increase in agroforestry is essential to meet nature and climate targets, while securing long-term food production, a new report from the Woodland Trust has shown.
An increase in agroforestry is essential to meet nature and climate targets, while securing long-term food production, a new report from the Woodland Trust has shown.