Six finalists have been shortlisted for the Soil Farmer of the Year competition, recognising their work to improve soil health. Coordinated by the Farm Carbon Toolkit and Innovation for Agriculture, entries for 2025 came from a range of farms – in terms of tenure and soil type, enterprise and... Read more

• Earlier sowing encourages  establishment • Novel approach uses new seed technology • Helps workflow and delivers stronger crops Delaying cover crop establishment until after harvest can mean plants miss the best window for growth – but there is a better way to improve establishment. Sowing cover crops later... Read more

New wheat varieties exceptionally popular One in four wheat crops sown in autumn 2025 could be one of the new KWS wheat varieties added to the AHDB Recommended List (RL) for the first time this year, the company announced at Cereals 2025. Seven new KWS winter wheat varieties were... Read more

• Arlington winter wheat shows promise • High yielding Dompteur oilseed rape • Phoma blocker technology available A high quality bread-making wheat and the highest yielding oilseed rape on the 2025 candidate list were previewed by DSV UK at Cereals 2025. DSV Arlington is a high specification milling wheat... Read more

• Good all-round disease resistance • Early maturing barn-busting yield • In good time for autumn drilling A new high-yielding hybrid winter feed barley variety is being launched to UK growers for autumn drilling. Described as robust, resilient and reliable, SY Quantock, marks the next generation in yield from... Read more

• Campaign highlights sector • Public back British growers • Behind-the-scenes insights Growers are being urged to highlight the role farmers play as food producers – by harnessing the power of social media and inviting MPs onto farms this harvest. Huge challenges have been imposed by the Labour government... Read more

• Risk to crops despite dry weather • Green leaf retention remains key • How to protect harvest potential Growers who take action to protect cereal yields against unexpected increases in disease will reap the rewards at harvest. Risk-modelling shows an increased threat from septoria spores across much of... Read more

Popularity is increasing among growers after an influx of new varieties from breeders A breeding revival in both Group 3 and soft Group 4 sectors is helping soft wheats make a comeback on farms. Back in the day, nearly 50% of the UK wheat area was down to soft... Read more

• Resilience key to consistent yields • Focus on essential traits • New Domingos has huge potential A newly recommended oilseed rape is said to tick all the boxes by producing consistently high yields across a range of different growing conditions. Yield potential without the built-in traits needed to... Read more

Growers seeking to achieve protein specification in milling wheat are being reminded to optimise nitrogen without overstepping or compromising economic thresholds. Modern wheat varieties have huge yield potential – but growers must be realistic about whether these can be achieved on their own farms, say two advisers from agronomy... Read more