2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (336+ words) How au fait are you with AI? By this I’m not talking about the original AI – artificial insemination – but the newer Silicon Valley adaption. With my former office work, artificial intelligence had firmly embedded itself into my daily life. So,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1095+ words) Arable growers looking to diversify their cropping could start by taking a look at novel and underused crops such as lentils, millet, lupins, hemp and sunflowers to give a good return, cope with climate change and try to improve soil…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (160+ words) In this episode, we examine new farm-level evidence suggesting phosphorus is coming into balance on farms in the River Wye catchment – and ask what it means for water pollution. We visit a field trial where precision breeding could make UK-grown…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1572+ words) Herbal leys, cover crops, contour cropping and 30m buffer areas are at the heart of Rob Atkin’s strategy to improve soil health, manage grassweeds and protect water quality on his farm in Staffordshire. These nature-friendly actions are also making the farm…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (559+ words) It now being September, summer is officially over. I don’t know how yours went, but, in this corner of East Sussex, it was extremely hot and very dry. Some parts of the UK did not suffer too badly, but with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1775+ words) The competition has been as scorching as the weather this year, and our 35 finalists guarantee that the ultimate showdown will be just as hotly contested as the qualifiers. We catch up with them as they prepare for the big day....