Devising a method for the precision application of fungicides and biopesticides is being investigated in a newly commissioned project funded by Innovate UK.
Following concerns over health and safety,听most farms听are听expected to undertake their own grain sampling this season.听Alice Dyer finds out how to obtain an accurate sample that will aid the best marketing decisions.听
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鈥檚 Investment Readiness Fund to develop and
A mixed farmer from Warwickshire听who听has diversified into听growing听and processing听industrial听hemp is calling on more farmers to听consider听the crop.听
With the Government鈥檚 decision on post-Brexit gene editing听(GE)听regulation due听to be announced听any day now,听Prof听Wendy Harwood of the John Innes Centre听(JIC)听outlined some of the opportunities the technology could bring.
As the industry prepares for the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs), existing farm management software (FMS) data听could help farmers to get ahead in preparing for the transition.听
Alice Dyer hears from growers around the country, on their 鈥榝ive鈥� tips for keeping harvest staff safe this season.
Joint ventures听could offer fixed cost savings,听utilise skills and听create听a听stronger听support network听as farming moves into a new and uncertain era.听
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.