£45 per hectare bio-incentive
The government’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will provide an income of £45 per hectare to…
Browsing: Agronomy
A snapshot of farmer engagement with the Sustainable Farming Incentive
To gauge the level of engagement and perceptions regarding the SFI, a recent survey was…
Breakthrough as biological beats insecticide for soft-fruit pest
UK trials of a biological – and chemical-free – technique for the control of spotted…
CTF pioneer wins international Award of Merit – Innovation into Practice
The EurAgEng Award of Merit – Innovation into Practice is granted to an individual for…
Urea alternatives on show at LAMMA to meet new scheme
Origin Fertilisers will be discussing how farmers can navigate DEFRA’s Option 4 for spreading urea-based…
Emergency onion seed treatment
A collaborative effort to allow a vital seed treatment for 2024 sowing has succeeded. Emergency…
Potential of soils to sequester carbon being ‘seriously overestimated’ say Rothamsted
A reality check is needed to avoid costly policy mistakes Some recent studies estimating the…
NFU responds to Efra Committee soils report
NFU environment forum chair Richard Bramley, who gave evidence to the Efra Committee inquiry into…
Multi-million pound slug research project features on BBC News
The work of a multi-million pound research project into new approaches to slug management has…
Show’s sustainability focus
Improving the sustainability of arable production was the overarching focus of discussion and presentations at…