The principles of redesigning agricultural systems to regenerate soils, biodiversity and the bottom line are the same no matter where you are in the world. It is how we interpret and apply them which changes, and this is what Groundswell is all about – exploring the...
State-of-the-art technology which measures greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in sheep, will be on display at a special event in the heart of Speyside, this July. David and Susan Johnstone, who manage Ballindalloch Home Farm, are to play host to a day of discussion and...
Jane Craigie Marketing (JCM) has strengthened its team, once again, with the appointment of Helen Cork, who joins the agrifood and rural marketing agency as an Account Manager, following a successful career with the NFU, the Scottish Rural Payments Agency (SGRPID) and...
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...
Innovations in technology such as automated weighing platforms have proved a gamechanger for Scotland’s beef finishing sector, improving data collection, driving better management decisions and boosting overall performance. This is the eighth in a series of case...
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...
Arbikie Highland Estate in Angus is leading the way in the decarbonisation of the global drinks sector, with their game-changing pea-based gin Nàdar, setting the tone for a sustainable supply chain for other distillers to follow. This is the seventh in a series of...
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...
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...
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...