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Making soils better makes business better

Making soils better makes business better

Since the Second World War, we’ve bought in a bag and killed in a field to produce as much as possible from an acre of land. Although still core to what we grow, we’ve side-lined the soil in the race, and it’s costing us.   Going back to whole systems at Balbirnie...

New regen food label and £10k prize announced at regen ag conference

New regen food label and £10k prize announced at regen ag conference

More than 220 people, from the Isle of Wight to Yorkshire, joined the Green Farm Collective (GFC), at its second Open Day in Boningale, Shropshire, to learn how farmers can alter practices and return nutrients to the soil, food and ourselves. The GFC is a group of...

Revystar® XE, now available for use in sugar beet

Revystar® XE, now available for use in sugar beet

Revystar® XE (Revysol® + Xemium®), the proven and reliable cereal fungicide from BASF is now available, through label extension, for use in sugar beet. A welcome new addition to the sugar beet fungicide armoury, Revystar® XE gives excellent long-lasting control of the...

Oxford 2024 will debate the power of diversity, in all its aspects

Oxford 2024 will debate the power of diversity, in all its aspects

The 2024 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) will be exploring the Power of Diversity in all its guises within the agrifood sector and wider rural economy. People, crop rotations, species genetics, food and farming systems, nations, politics and business structures. The...

Season Update: Combinable crops turn a corner

Season Update: Combinable crops turn a corner

It’s been a difficult spring but as warm weather settles in across the UK, combinable crops have turned a corner. We catch up with three growers to find out how their crops are looking: Edward Vipond, Suffolk Farm manager at Troston Farms in Suffolk, Edward Vipond, is...

A groundswell sparks new regenerative farming festival for Scotland

A groundswell sparks new regenerative farming festival for Scotland

A new regenerative farming event will be held in Scotland this summer. GO Falkland, hosted on the Falkland Estate in Fife, will bring together speakers from across agriculture, agroforestry, soil biology and food provision, to create a one-day discussion forum for...