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Plans to create Scotland’s first grain distillery in 10 years have taken a significant step forward after being given the green light by planners

Incorporating maize into arable rotations can help control problematic weeds, while creating a low input, high value cash crop comparing favourably with feed wheat.

The average specific weight of UK flour millers’ Group 1 varieties remains at 75.4kg/hl, the lowest since 2012 (70.7kg/hl).

United Oilseeds managing director Chris Baldwin said he had ’never seen a market like it’. By Andrew Blake

The levy body has announced the potato sector will pay an unchanged levy to cover the costs of winding down, while the horticulture sector will pay a reduced rate

November / December 2021 Arable Farming Issue

Making the switch from brassicas to a winter grazing crop of rape, ryegrass and berseem clover has given one Welsh farmer an income boost while reducing soil erosion.

Scientists have discovered the genetics insideÌýlegumes which control the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule, crucial to the plant’s close relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

A project investigating brome on UK arable farms has found all brome species have increased in prevalence and some are becoming less sensitive to certain herbicides.

Arable farmers have been urged to complete risk assessments and check they have the correct insurance in place as fire remains one of the greatest risks to their business