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Climate change forces rethink of UK arable resilience

Climate volatility is widening the gap between genetic yield gains and farm performance, as warmer, wetter winters and extreme weather challenge UK arable systems

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 4 min read
Climate change forces rethink of UK arable resilience

Climate change is already reshaping UK arable systems, with agronomists, researchers and modellers warning that increasingly volatile weather is widening the gap between crop potential and on-farm performance....

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