Arable News

As harvest gets underway, agronomy firm Hutchinsons is reminding growers to think carefully when considering whether to bale and remove straw from fields.

The first gourmet mushrooms, including Blue Grey, Golden, Pink, King Oyster and Lion’s Mane, have been harvested and sold from a mushroom farm on the Blenheim Estate.  

Farmer Ben Aveling has provided Farmers Guide with the latest harvest insights from Radmore Farm in Northamptonshire.

An emergency authorisation to use the insecticide Coragen on the 2025 sugar beet crop has been granted by HSE.

NPZ UK breeder trials have highlighted the impact of a challenging season on winter oilseed rape varieties that rely solely on Rlm7 resistance, compared to the latest hybrid varieties featuring combined RlmS and Rlm12 resistance.

Long dry spells in the spring and recent hot temperatures mean that harvest is off to the fastest start since at least 2006, with multiple reports of winter barley being cut in June, AHDB said.

In the latest harvest update, Farmers Guide catches up with Suffolk farm manager Matthew Carter and Merseyside farmer and YouTuber Olly Harrison. Stay tuned for more updates as the season unfolds.

The Farmers Guide team brings you the latest harvest 2025 updates from across the UK. Stay with us for more as the season unfolds.

The regenerative agriculture event Groundswell was attended by a special guest, the Prince of Wales, who has offered British farmers his “respect and encouragement”. 

UK farmers are firing up their combines earlier than usual, making a start on harvest 2025. Farmers Guide will be tracking harvest progress throughout the summer, with regular updates from farms across the country.

Specialist breeder Strube discusses advances in virus yellows tolerance.

NPZ UK’s recent field day showcased the latest breeding progress, and opportunities for growers to move back to food production after the SFI led to a decline in pulses.