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How should agri-environment schemes work for arable farmers and for wildlife? That’s what researchers in the PARTRIDGE project are looking for 2,000 farmers to tell them in a new survey.

It seems to be the time of year for surveys. I have done the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Big Farmland Bird Count, noting that bird numbers are down.

RAGT Seeds’ RGT Wolverine winter wheat offers BYDV resistance and competitive yields, according to Frontier trials.

With the agriculture sector emerging relatively unscathed from the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s Government is using the crisis as an opportunity to implement reform. Amrita Nair reports.

For oilseed rape crops, wet weather is one of the biggest risk factors for boron deficiency, with the micronutrient easily leaching out of soils.

Winter waterlogging and the recent cold spell has left soils slow to warm up as spring approaches and growers are being urged to monitor soil temperatures regularly for the most effective fertiliser applications.

A new short film featuring two farmers openly discussing their experiences of mental ill-health and how they reached out for help has launched this week.