Isla Mackenzie's said a career on the racing track shares many similarities to farming in that they are both more of a way of life than a straightforward job
Grower groups urged to adopt more environmentally friendly farming methods
'Buzz' around regen should not be allowed to detract from the work of organic farmers
Wet weather has hampered combining as farmers face looming storage worries
Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops
Defra-funded project aims to not only improve growers' profit margins, but also reduce air pollution
Hopes extra data will help farmers manage the soilborne disease
Growers being urged to disinfect stores to reduce the carry-over of damaging diseases to the 2024 harvest
As harvest 2024 is now well under way, we caught up with three farmers to find out about their experience