Arable News

After a disastrous harvest last year, Suffolk farmer John Pawsey says he’s hoping for an ‘average plus’ year in 2025.

NFU Sugar and British Sugar have concluded negotiations and agreed a deal for the 2026/27 sugar beet contract.

Following feedback from growers and the wider industry on the wheat yield estimate, an error has been identified in the background data.

Results from all but one of the fungicide-treated Recommended List (RL) winter oilseed rape trials have been published today, covering sites from Wiltshire to Aberdeenshire, AHDB has shared.

Unusually high levels of yellow rust in some winter wheat varieties this year have led to a major revision to disease resistance ratings, AHDB has revealed.

Farms with a history of black-grass need to be aware of any unintended increase in populations that could have occurred within SFI options and manage this accordingly if/when land returns to cropping.

As harvest concludes at Tom Martin’s farm in Cambridgeshire, he notes that while they’ve seen fairly average yields, the order in which crops were harvested was highly unusual.

Defra is being urged to ensure the SFI supports farmers in the face of a changing climate, as it develops the next round.

Think about how conditions influence weeds to maximise control before sowing the next crop, suggests Bayer agronomist Jamie Oakley.

Jeremy Clarkson has described this year’s harvest at Diddly Squat as “catastrophic”, prompting a debate on food security.

Exactly a decade after breaking the world record OSR yield, Lincolnshire farmer Tim Lamyman has defied the exceptionally dry season to bring in a record-breaking crop.

As a sugar beet grower, you know how crucial it is to get the right start for your crop. A good germination rate, fast and even emergence, and strong establishment can take beet from a mediocre yield to a bumper harvest.