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Íæż½ã½ã join forces with business in fight against Budget proposals

Farm Life

Íæż½ã½ã join forces with business in fight against Budget proposals

Protests planned as anger at family farm tax spreads

clock 02 April 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

Politics

OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

Laura Greenman, of HCR Law, said: "While the Framework focuses on planning, energy and infrastructure, little consideration has been given to food security"

clock 29 March 2025 • 2 min read
Disease monitoring identifies brown rust and net blotch problems

Arable

Disease monitoring identifies brown rust and net blotch problems

Mixing modes of action and maintaining dose rates is key to protecting fungicide efficacy

clock 27 March 2025 • 3 min read
'Íæż½ã½ã are the absolute priority', says Red Tractor as body publishes its response to assurance review

Farm Business

'Íæż½ã½ã are the absolute priority', says Red Tractor as body publishes its response to assurance review

Alistair Mackintosh welcomes opportunity to reset relationship with farmers

clock 25 March 2025 • 4 min read
Government's Food Strategy Board criticised for lack of farmer representation

Politics

Government's Food Strategy Board criticised for lack of farmer representation

Defra said the Food Strategy Advisory Board was the 'first step in a wider engagement strategy'

clock 25 March 2025 • 3 min read
Biofertiliser could boost dry matter maize yields, growers told

Arable

Biofertiliser could boost dry matter maize yields, growers told

Forage stocks are in need of replenishment following previous disappointments

clock 18 March 2025 • 2 min read
New plant protection product launched in aphid fight

Arable

New plant protection product launched in aphid fight

Hopes growers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland will benefit from newly authorised foliar PPP

clock 17 March 2025 • 1 min read
Pea and bean crops still an option for 2025 after SFI disappointment

Arable

Pea and bean crops still an option for 2025 after SFI disappointment

Pulses could make use of land set aside for SFI '24

clock 16 March 2025 • 2 min read
Íæż½ã½ã urged to consider growing sunflowers

Arable

Íæż½ã½ã urged to consider growing sunflowers

New marketing pool says the crop can increase profits and help environment

clock 13 March 2025 • 2 min read
Everything you need to know about the closure of SFI 24

Farm Life

Everything you need to know about the closure of SFI 24

A guide to next steps for farmers following Defra's decision to stop further scheme applications

clock 13 March 2025 • 2 min read