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Improved autumn conditions, lower pest pressure and advances in agronomy and breeding are helping rebuild confidence in oilseed rape, with growers cautiously returning to the crop after challenging seasons.

Head of arable Ash Ellwood lives on a farm in Cheshire, where she and her husband, Will, have recently begun rearing beef calves, diversified into equine livery, and purchased 12 pedigree breeding ewes

Catchy weather had steadied spring drilling but the recent gap has enabled growers to push forward in the field

Surveys reveal widespread septoria and early yellow rust across UK wheat, signalling disease pressure and need for robust T1 strategies

A new whole-system approach aims to decarbonise energy and food production by reimagining peatland productivity

Saturated soils following a wet winter pose risks to nutrients, roots and structure, making testing and understanding soil biology increasingly vital for informed spring fertiliser and field management decisions

Neighbouring Somerset farmers Jeremy Padfield and Rob Addicott have taken a collaborative approach to their businesses

Graeme Taylor's opinion on the recent political agreement on New Genomic Techniques (NGT) and key 'watch outs' for farmers

Traditionally the English asparagus season starts on St George' Day, April 23, but it is no longer is the English version is no longer the only home-produced product, as Scotland has entered the market

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria and into south-west Scotland