Anyone growing sugar beet in the world today will be familiar with varieties from SesVanderHave and Hilleshog. Year after year, sugar beet remains a significant and reliable break crop delivering increased yields despite increasingly extreme climate events. “Last year, British Sugar and NFU Sugar announced ground breaking changes that... Read more

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

Farmers are invited to attend a special Land Drainage Hub hosted by the National Association of Agricultural Contractors at Cereals. Experts will be on hand at 10.30am and 1.30pm on both days of the two-day event to help pinpoint the best way forward for growers looking to upgrade drainage... Read more

The latest farming innovations, demonstrations and technical developments will take pride of place at this month’s Cereals event. To be held on 11-12 June at Bygrave Woods in Hertfordshire, the two-day show will include new products and scientific techniques being developed to improve crop health, farm efficiencies and profitability.... Read more

Efficient and profitable cereal production will top the agenda during a special panel discussion on the Seed to Shelf stage at this year’s Cereals event. With plateaued yields and volatility around crop inputs and outputs, it’s seldom been more essential for farmers to operate efficiently, says Edwin van Leeuwen,... Read more

Plant breeder KWS will showcase its portfolio of combinable crops at Cereals 2024 – giving visitors an insight into the company’s so-called “cross crop” varieties. “More than ever, we are focusing on high yielding varieties to complement our SPP genetics aimed at providing what growers need to cope with... Read more

The Syngenta Sprays and Sprayers Arena has long been a shop window at the Cereals event for the latest innovation and technologies – and this year will include new developments in precision application practices. These new developments could herald a step change in approaches to agronomy, says Harry Fordham, Syngenta’s farming... Read more