This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Simon Jeffery, co-founder of the Earth Rover Program and professor of soil ecology at Harper Adams University, alongside sustainability consultant Lizzie Lloyd
Introduced into its 5S range for the first time, Massey Ferguson will present its new CVT tractors for livestock, vegetable and specialist crop producers to UK audiences at LAMMA 2026
George Mathews writes on his life as a watercress farmer in Dorset
Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops
Average price of bare agricultural land fell by 1.6% during the third quarter of 2025, bringing the annual decline to 6.8%
Farming company could see it serve notice on 20% of its management contracts
This week from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian readers: Lawrence Jones, Devon, discusses how many principles of modern regenerative farming have their roots in historical agricultural practices, which are now being revived and adapted to contemporary systems
Low prices and rising costs mean profitability in the combinable crop sector is projected to fall below its long term trend
²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Weather this week by Dr Simon Keeling
2024 and 2025 have delivered challenging years for arable growers. Hope is on the horizon for 2026, provided yields can stabilise