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Greater adoption would help to replace imported soya in animal feeds and reduce the carbon footprint of animal production systems, say researchers

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian takes a closer look into the new Broadway Ultra herbicide which will debut on farms this spring

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

Government remains tight lipped on promised £44m funding pot

WRAG reissues crop protection guidelines for farmers

Growers are being urged to follow stewardship guidelines following the first confirmed case of field resistance to the herbicide in the UK

Steve Reed says move offers huge potential to transform the plant breeding sector

The inquiry will examine the levels of support for domestic food production, access to affordable and healthy food, labour shortages in the supply chain, and food prices and household food insecurity

"We are calling on the Chancellor to meet and run a formal consultation, to find a solution that will protect the long-term interests of family businesses and farms and, crucially the jobs and investment they provide"

Growers must consider multiple factors including market knowledge, variety, condition and tilling in order to maximise yield