The Claydon family will open their Suffolk farm and machinery manufacturing facility to visitors for a series of open days this spring – offering farmers the chance to see the company’s crop establishment kit in operation. Taking place on 28-29 April, the events will include field demonstrations and technical... Read more

Weekly fertiliser prices are being published to support the industry during the Middle East conflict. Crisis in the Gulf has caused an energy price shock which is rippling through global markets and is driving uncertainty on its implications for the agriculture sector. Fertiliser is heavily impacted as gas makes... Read more

Farm leaders and Defra ministers have held their first partnership meeting as they strive to secure a profitable future for the industry. The Farming and Food Partnership Board was established on the recommendation of Baroness Minette Batters, whose independent Farming Profitability Review was published late last year following a... Read more

A crackdown on fly-tipping aims to target criminals illegally dumping waste – but industry leaders say farmers are often still left picking up the clean-up bill. The NFU said it welcomed renewed efforts from the Environment Agency to target fly-tipping. It will see drones carrying laser mapping technology to... Read more

A revamped Sustainable Farming Incentive will include reduced payments for three key options when it launches this summer. Lower payments will be made for the three most popular actions – herbal leys, winter bird food and legume fallow, Defra secretary Emma Reynolds told last month’s NFU annual conference in... Read more

Sugar beet herbicides from UPL will be packaged compatible with the EasyConnect closed transfer system this spring, marking a shift towards wider adoption of the technology. The crop protection manufacturer will introduce EasyConnect-compatible cans across its metamitron, phenmedipham and ethofumesate products, with further formulations expected to follow, says UPL... Read more

Farmers are being urged to prepare now for the launch of the revamped Sustainable Farming Incentive later this year. It follows Defra confirmation that the SFI scheme will re-open for smaller farms and those without an existing agreement before the end of June. Other farms will be able to... Read more