1+ week, 2+ day ago   (583+ words) The trophy was the biggest I’d ever seen. It stood proudly up on the stage, waiting to be thrown up in victory, with big words reading ‘Young Grower of the Year Award 2026’ behind it. As the MC made her way…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (160+ words) In this episode, we examine new farm-level evidence suggesting phosphorus is coming into balance on farms in the River Wye catchment – and ask what it means for water pollution. We visit a field trial where precision breeding could make UK-grown…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (561+ words) Farmers are on the front line of climate change. That has been made scorchingly obvious this summer as pastures became deserts, harvest finished earlier than ever, crop failures made it into the national press, and we all received multiple government…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (377+ words) A few weeks ago I got one of those emails you dread: The Environment Agency wish to do a farm inspection. Of course it would have to be right in the middle of harvest. However, I was pleasantly surprised the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (709+ words) Confident that this summer was destined to be wetter than a service station toilet seat, in the spring I ordered our first proper grain dryer. Second-hand of course, and it would appear with some complimentary rat damage in the fuse…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (576+ words) With window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI26) opening in September 2026, farmers and land managers are advised to be ready for a competitive application period. With £180m allocated, plus any unspent window 1 funding, early preparation will be essential to secure the best…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (601+ words) The year 2019 seems an age ago, but it was a time with an intense focus on the debate around climate change and net-zero carbon emissions, which became a priority for government ministers. I was at the NFU conference that year…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (535+ words) I’ve had some interesting conversations recently regarding cheap food imports and the impact they have, not only on British farmers, but also on farmers in poorer countries around the world. I’m talking about people living and working in absolute poverty…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (574+ words) As I like to remind people, I spent my Covid lockdown designing and building a factory for coldstoring and processing fresh produce. Occasionally, in nightmares, I remember the stress of that time but, with the benefit of hindsight, I can…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) Driving with the family in France recently I passed a farmer repairing a roof from a ladder raised up in a tractor front loader bucket. My immediate reaction was: He’s going to kill himself. He didn’t, and it got me…...