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Growers across the UK were working to beat the mid-October rain last week, after a spell of near perfect drilling conditions allowed good progress.

Research organisations will no longer have to go through the lengthy and expensive process of applying to Defra for permission to carry out field trials of crops produced using genome editing (GE) techniques.

Bayer’s SpotCheck initiative has opened for the 2021-22 growing season with a new, simplified sample pack request process. Oilseed rape growers and agronomists can request a sample pack direct from Bayer’s website.

After a prolonged dry and settled late summer, some soil moisture will now bring a welcome chance for finer seedbed preparation, as well as a boost to residual herbicide performance.

The Government has launched consultations to modernise and simplify water abstraction regulation in England and enhance the Environment Agency’s (EA) powers to protect groundwater resources.

Last month has seen a sizeable chunk of winter sowing completed, with most roughly 40 per cent through their planned winter cropping.

The unseasonably mild conditions for October have presented good drilling conditions across the country, but growers are being warned of higher barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) pressure this autumn.

Staying legal and the opportunity to retainuse ofactivesfor longer are good reasons to reduce spray drift. Marianne Curtis reports.

Milling wheat is in short supply leading to increasing premiums, but can the bull market last?

Preparations are well underway for Cultivate 2022, a business-led conference aimed specifically at farming and rural enterprises. With ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian being the event’s media partner we find out more about what January’s event has in store.