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Arable growers experience second consecutive challenging year

2024 and 2025 have delivered challenging years for arable growers. Hope is on the horizon for 2026, provided yields can stabilise

26 September 2025 • 2 min read

Crop It Like It's Hot: Expert tips to boost grass-weed control

Join Ash Ellwood as she chats with three experts all things grass-weeds

26 September 2025 • 1 min read

How the summer heatwave has taken its toll on potato harvest

With maincrop potato lifting well underway, we catch up with two agronomists to see how crops have fared after the hottest summer on record

25 September 2025 • 4 min read

The benefits of drilling oilseed rape later

Trials show that delaying OSR drilling into late September can bring establishment and yield benefits

24 September 2025 • 2 min read

Farming Minister meets NFU on first farm visit in new role

Dame Angela Eagle visited Marion Regan’s soft fruit farm in Kent this week

24 September 2025 • 2 min read

Why fungicides are vital to minimise resistance breakdown

19 September 2025 • 3 min read

Daryl Shailes talking roots: "Potato yields have held up on all but the lightest of soils"

Hutchinsons agronomist discusses root crop progress in our latest 'Talking Roots'

02 October 2025 • 3 min read

How one Essex grower is trialling a new herbicide active to tackle ryegrass problems

A focus on min-till cultivations, alongside hosting on-farm herbicide trials, is helping Essex grower Matthew Bunting manage weed burdens on his family’s arable enterprise

02 October 2025 • 3 min read

Balancing risk and reward when early drilling autumn crops

Completing harvest early has given many growers the opportunity to get winter crops drilled early. However, growers are advised to be aware of the risks and select suitable fields carefully

11 September 2025 • 3 min read

How to tame weeds in low disturbance systems

Low disturbance systems create challenges for weed control that require attention to detail across the rotation

09 September 2025 • 6 min read

How a new novel wheat concept can extend growers' autumn drilling window

Focusing on a cross between spring and winter wheat, the new Group 1 variety STR Pace offers both an extended drilling window and early vigour

16 August 2025 • 4 min read

How to reduce weed threat in autumn-sown cereals

Growers are advised to use the weeks between harvest and drilling to drive down grass-weed numbers as high populations can rob yield from wheat and other cereals

14 August 2025 • 6 min read

How adding soil carbon can boost soil health

Improving soil health has been identified as a crucial step in ensuring the long-term sustainability of crop production, while also positively impacting immediate profitability

28 September 2025 • 3 min read

The Agroforestry Show: How to develop markets for agroforestry produce

Visitors to The Agroforestry Show were met with inspiring experiences and knowledge transfer opportunities within the two-day event in Hertfordshire

20 September 2025 • 3 min read

Why soil assessment should come before cultivations this autumn

Arable farmers face crucial choices this autumn about how much — or indeed whether — to cultivate soils.

14 September 2025 • 3 min read

Top tips for autumn sugar beet management

With the harvesting campaign on the horizon, BBRO's summer BeetField meetings provided an opportunity to catch up with advice on keeping sugar beet crops healthy this autumn

13 September 2025 • 6 min read

Bold approach to salad production reaps rewards

Kent-based Thanet Earth is the UK’s leading salad producer. Jane Thynne visited to learn about the business which blends production with innovation and conservation

11 September 2025 • 9 min read

How Scottish potato growers are tackling PCN and blight with science and new techniques

A focus on science and changing consumer needs means that the Scottish potato industry is evolving to be fit for the future

08 September 2025 • 6 min read

Amazone introduces self-adjusting fertiliser spreader

The result of a claimed 100,000 hectares of trials, Amazone’s Autospread system autonomously adjusts the spreader without operator input for improved fertiliser accuracy

16 September 2025 • 2 min read

Kverneland focus: A whole host of new sprayer technology unveiled

At Kverneland's Agritechnica press event, the brand showcased a number of new products set for the show, not least some interesting developments in high capacity precision equipment

06 September 2025 • 2 min read

First Drive: Case IH AF 10 - A harvesting goliath

In the midst of its harvest tour, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian’s machinery team get behind the wheel of Case IH’s latest flagship Axial-Flow combine, the AF10

19 August 2025 • 5 min read

Giant #farm24 logo planted in field of maize

To mark a decade of Farm24, a unique collaboration has brought together cutting-edge agricultural technology and creative flair in the form of a giant #farm24 logo planted into a field of maize in May 2025

07 August 2025 • 2 min read

Harvest 2025: Top tips to protect people, kit and time

With harvest now in full swing, we take a look at some of the potential hazards and some steps to help the season run as smoothly and safely as possible

03 August 2025 • 9 min read

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian Podcast: Trump, tariffs and tractors – what do US policy moves mean for UK farming?

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian team take a look at the impact of Donald Trump's trade tariffs on the machinery and commodity markets

17 March 2025 • 1 min read

Crop It Like It's Hot: Expert tips to boost grass-weed control

Join Ash Ellwood as she chats with three experts all things grass-weeds

26 September 2025 • 1 min read

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian Podcast: Inspirational diversification projects and a look at the opportunities in renewables

²ÝÁñÉçÇø are known for being resilient and innovative entrepreneurs, and rural businesses are always thinking of new ways to diversify their farms

26 September 2025 • 1 min read

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian Podcast - the growth of regen - best for farming or best for business?

This week we meet first generation regenerative farmer Kayleigh Robb and the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian team discusses why the regen seems to be the farming system of the future

19 September 2025 • 1 min read

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian Podcast: New Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds and Reform UK conference - What does it mean for farming?

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian team discusses the changes at the top of Defra and the events at the Reform UK conference

12 September 2025 • 1 min read

Crop it Like it's Hot: How a variety becomes 'recommended' and variety selection tips

Join us this month, as we discuss how varieties are selected for AHDB's Recommended Lists and top tips for growers variety selection

08 September 2025 • 1 min read

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian Podcast - The Clarkson effect: Is it real and what has he really done for farming?

Some of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian team discuss the latest season of Clarkson's Farm, whether the industry feel he is the right advocate for farming and if people are considering agricultural careers because of the show

05 September 2025 • 1 min read