The role of effective drainage in helping farmers to meet both environmental and productivity targets is the focus of an industry-wide research project which kicks off this autumn. Believed to be the ...

When phosphate prices rocketed three years ago, Cambridgeshire arable farmer Russell McKenzie faced the same dilemma as many growers: how to maintain crop performance while keeping a lid on input ...

Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part of a massive Chinese state greening project.

Chair of the NFU's combinable crops board, Jamie Burrows, said: "This year's harvest was extremely challenging, with the unprecedented spell of dry weather during the first half of the year, mixed ...

Extreme weather events, from heavy rainfall to heat waves and droughts, are increasingly threatening crop yields globally, so new solutions are needed for agriculture.

England's farms have significantly reduced their environmental footprint over the past decade, according to new modeling that suggests greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution are on a ...

England's new Tenant Farming Commissioner has been named. Alan Laidlaw will be an 'independent champion' to promote better relationships between tenants and landlords, according to DEFRA. We visit an ...

Jean Smart and Cynthia Erivo are also among the starry voice cast of the Sesame Workshop-produced, Guru Studios-animated take on E.B. White's beloved children's story.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries from finance to healthcare. In some sectors, entire business models are being redefined by automation, predictive analytics and machine learning. Yet ...

Federal government begins training 300 youths as tractor operators and mechanics to boost mechanised farming and food security.

England's farms have significantly reduced their environmental footprint over the past decade, according to new modelling that suggests greenhouse gas ...

Oxfordshire if the developers of the Botley West Solar Farm meet the demands of community groups and a government paper.