The government is speeding up the fight against bluetongue, with new measures introduced today (Friday 11 September 2026) that will cut waiting times for farmers and give them quicker confirmation of ...
Preliminary assessments indicate that around 1,800 hectares of crops—mostly paddy—were damaged, while thousands of livestock were killed. Farmland, fisheries, food stocks and agricultural ...
OSR growers sowing late should consider biostimulant options to boost establishment. Recent rainfall has eased drought impacts across much of the UK. The dry conditions before moi ...
The National Drought Group, which includes the Met Office, government, regulators, water companies, farmers, Canal & River Trust, anglers, and conservation experts, is now meeting weekly to monitor ...
ADOPT, which stands for Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies, is a Defra-backed funding programme delivered by Innovate UK. It supports practical, farmer-led, on-farm trials ...
Sustainability, future planning and regenerative agriculture are top of the agenda at the Dairy Show next month. Panel discussions and forums will give show-goers plenty of opportunity to learn from ...
James farms 220 acres in the Derbyshire White Peak, rearing and finishing beef cattle. In this film he explains his move from dairy to beef production and how a resilient, low input but productive ...
The coalition of 13 environmental organisations is calling on the UK government to support farmers to reduce their use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, by shifting to natural fertilisers and ...
Dr Thiago Morello, from the University of Exeter and Federal University of ABC in Brazil, said: "Our results suggest that tree-based carbon sequestration would be more consistent with the UK ...
The PGRO is urging pea and bean growers to sign up to its newly launched Pulse Performance Network (PPN) ahead of autumn drilling. The network marks the next chapter for the pea and bean Yield ...
Despite a 24-percentage-point drop in spending sentiment, farmers remain open to innovation, McKinsey survey finds. Global survey of 5,500 farmers finds biologicals, gen AI, and digital insights ...
Potato growers should keep up fungicide programmes to protect against the spread of resistant late blight strains as rain returns, says Ed Maule, Agrii’s lead technical advisor for potatoes. “We ...