Profitable farming in a digital age is the topic for a new conference which will bring together farmers and technology expects. The Connected Farming Conference is being organised by Hutchinsons and AgriTech-E. The one-day event will take place from 10am to 3pm on 3 December at the KingsGate Conference... Read more

• Improvement essential for future • Managing in-field emissions is key • Technology promises lots to offer Innovative thinking and technology is helping growers optimise profits and while making their businesses more sustainability by improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). Use of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers is usually the single largest... Read more

• Focus on innovation and knowledge • Profit at heart of successful farming • New sessions reflect range of topics Future-proofed farms will be a hot topic at this month’s CropTec Show which has been revamped to reflect with industry trends. Regular visitors will notice some significant changes at... Read more

• Regional support and mentoring • Barn4 incubator for entrepreneurs • New opportunities for UK farming A £3.5m funding pot for NIAB is helping to establish small and start-up-companies specialising in cutting-edge science and agri-technology. The five-year funding programme – showcased to visitors earlier this autumn – is supporting... Read more

Hedge-cutting rules are over the top and benefit no-one – not even birds, says Fen Tiger One advantage of an early harvest is the ability to get the hedge cutter in place and trim the ditches and hedges. But new regulations applied from May 2024 mean it seems that... Read more

The production of low carbon, plant-based insulating blocks could generate additional farm income and tackle labour shortages, say experts. Encouraging farmers to diversify into making sustainable building materials for use on their own farms – or for construction in the local area – could benefit their own businesses, communities... Read more

Understanding available options will be key for farmers contemplating using land for wind or solar farms. Even landowners not considering this kind of scheme may have power generation infrastructure forced upon them via Compulsory Purchase Orders. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has already approved three large-scale solar farms that were... Read more

• Three times more carbon dioxide • Crop deserves our closer scrutiny • Call to consider soil carbon loss Maize crops grown on drained peat soils emit three times more carbon dioxide than burning natural gas, suggests a study. Researchers say the finding highlights the need to consider soil... Read more

Britain’s biggest supermarket has joined forces with one of the UK’s biggest banks to offer farmers a green energy finance package. Retail giant Tesco and NatWest have come together to launch a discounted climate and sustainable finance scheme – giving 1,500 of the supermarket’s suppliers preferential rates on borrowings... Read more