Some 13,000km beyond the Arctic Circle, hidden 100 metres deep into the mountain face, sits a vault holding thousands of years' worth of farming's DNA. Kept at a chilling -18degC, more than 1.3 million...
Some 13,000km beyond the Arctic Circle, hidden 100 metres deep into the mountain face, sits a vault holding thousands of years' worth of farming's DNA. Kept at a chilling -18degC, more than 1.3 million...
Drilling is well underway across the UK and we catch up each week with growers in the field, to find out how progress is coming along
Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland
A nearly zero-cost test using a 2mm sieve and a washing-up bowl could help farmers discover valuable information about the health of their soils