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Despite good oilseed rape establishment across much of the country this season, growers should be alert to the possibility of significant larval damage in the spring, as cabbage stem flea beetle pressures may not have fallen.

Finboot, a company producing blockchain applications for supply chains, takes a look at how the technology can help the farming industry feed a growing global population

It is hard not to feel anxious as we head into a Covid-19 winter, especially with all the uncertainties that Brexit is bringing.

The mild autumn conditions are extending the BYDV period of infection later into the year than would normally be expected.

With grassland taking a hammering over 2019/20, reseeding is on the agenda for many producers. So what can be done to ensure maximum effect, longevity and performance?

With changes on the horizon regarding support payments, Tom Tolputt has looked at various financial models to ensure his business will stack up in the future. Rebecca Jordan reports.Ìý

Grant Anderson on buoyant mart prices.

If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that the safe, reliable supply of sustainable food is important to the public. Welsh Government would be wise to recognise food production as a public good, says NFU Cymru president John Davies.

Joe Bramall, 20, is from a 162-hectare (400-acre) dairy farm, milking 240 cows, outside of Chester, Cheshire. He studies agri-business at Harper Adams university and is an NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador.

Food defence ought to be number one on the Government’s priority list during this pandemic, but the new Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution does not even include agri-food, says Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City, University of London.