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The exceptionally dry April has significantly reduced soil moisture levels and with only limited rain forecast, growers may have to intervene to mitigate potential crop stress during the crucial canopy-building stage.

Peatlands are identified as holding the largest carbon stores of all habitats in a report published by Natural England

For crops already in the ground, dry soils and low temperatures are hindering growth, however, it is too early to say whether there will be longer term consequences.

Our winter crops were perking up nicely and spring drillings well set in decent seedbeds in the run-up to Easter only for everything to be stopped in its tracks by another spell of winter.

The bulk of the weekly price gains are related to positive offshore developments, as markets look to potential weather issues in the Americas.

The first dedicated independent study into the miscanthus carbon life cycle shows that the crop is net carbon negative, capturing net 0.64 tonnes of carbon (2.35 tonnes CO2e) per hectare, per year in the soil at least.

AHDB’s potato storage research team has worked closely with industry representatives to submit a position paper to the Chemical Regulation Division (CRD) of the HSE.