Advice from experts on ways to navigate financial uncertainty will be on hand at this year’s Cereals event. As the turbulent outlook continues, more farm businesses are finding themselves presented with a complex scenario. The arable sector in particular faces a cash flow challenge in the run-up to harvest.... Read more
Experts will discuss top tips to balance innovative farming practices which improve productivity with the need to look after the environment. Soils and environmental stewardship will both be discussed by the regenerative farming network BASE-UK. An important starting point for anyone looking to make changes to their system is... Read more
Arable farming has seen huge changes in the 17 years since the Cereals event was last held at Heath Farm in Lincolnshire. The 445ha arable operation run by host farmer Andrew Ward is located near the village of Leadenham, almost halfway between Newark and Sleaford on the A17. It... Read more
• Knowledge and expertise on hand • Regenerative farming is extra feature • More focus on next generation farmers A host of new features will greet visitors to this year’s two-day Cereals event, which takes place on 11-12 June in Lincolnshire. Thousands of farmers and exhibitors are due to... Read more
Defra plan to ‘reduce pesticides risks’
Arable 01/05/2025
Environmental risks from pesticides must be reduced by 10% in the next five years, says the government. The UK National Action Plan on Pesticides says farmers must ensure pesticide use is sustainable – protecting the environment and human health while boostig food production for the long-term future. The plan... Read more
Latest advice for potato storage available
Arable 01/05/2025
Advice for potato store managers will be available at a special event in Lincolnshire this month. Strategic Potato Storage Day is an industry event dedicated to knowledge and innovation in potato storage. Organised by Potato Storage Insight, it will bring together potato growers, store managers, researchers and technology providers.... Read more
• Signs of disease at an early stage • Growers advised to keep eye out • Send samples away to be tested Growers should remain vigilant after signs of yellow rust in winter wheat varieties classed as resistant to the disease. Unusual early observations of yellow rust on several... Read more
Campaigning farmer returns to Arable Event
News 01/05/2025
Farmer and anti-inheritance tax campaigner Olly Harrison will headline the speaker list at next month’s Arable Event on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border. Mr Harrison will join a panel of expert speakers during the day – including Roy Jackson and Claire Smith, both partners at business advisors WR Partners; Joe Lloyd... Read more
• High performing premium sector wheat • Group 1 variety has excellent agronomics • Superb combination of yield and protein A high protein wheat is catching the interest of growers and millers alike, with a yield of 98% of controls on the latest Recommended List. With a milling specification... Read more
Next month marks the conclusion of the government’s long-awaited spending review – the culmination of months of wrangling over how much money the country has to spend and indeed what it should be spent on. The review is one of those dull but important things Westminster watchers get very... Read more