Arable
Business and Policy July 2026 – Potato Markets and Optical Grading Technology
The legacy of the 2025 potato season will be one to remember, but for all the wrong reasons. A large oversupply and limited demand across the UK and Europe have resulted…
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Business and Policy July 2026 – Arable
Market overview After several weeks of subdued trading, grain markets have finally found something to get excited about. The intense heatwave stretching across much of Western and Central Europe has forced…
Read More >Technical Note (TN734): Fertiliser Recommendations for Vegetables, Minority Arable Crops and Bulbs
This technical note looks at nitrogen, phosphate and potash recommendations for vegetables, minority arable crops and bulbs. It also contains information on minor nutrients.
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Business and Policy June 2026 – Arable
Market overview Wheat The May WASDE1 report points to a wheat market that is gradually tightening and forecasts a decline in world production of 24.8Mt to 819.1Mt. Although this still ranks as…
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Build Resilience In Any Farming System Using Organic Principles
We are increasingly recognising the vulnerability of our food production systems to external shocks – escalating input costs, changing consumer patterns and more extreme weather events. Organic systems, with their…
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Understanding Portable Soil Moisture Meters
We recently published an article on in-situ moisture sensors here. But, for those wanting to experiment before taking the leap, portable meters remain a useful entry-level option. These handheld devices…
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Soil Moisture Monitoring: Technology for Modern Irrigation Management
This document gives an overview of soil moisture monitoring technologies for farmers and growers. This isn’t a complete review. This field is growing fast, with new products and methods showing…
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Precision Farming in Practice – Spot Spraying And Variable Rate Nitrogen
Precision methods help farmers to reduce input waste while maintaining output, which are two priorities for Scottish agriculture as costs rise and environmental expectations tighten. This article focuses on Variable…
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Business and Policy April 2026 – Arable
Market and weather overview Global grain markets have continued to rise and fall in line with developments in the Iran war and the consequential fluctuations in oil, gas and fertiliser prices. That aside, with global grain and…
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From Conventional to Organic: A Farmer’s Reflections
The Stewart family farms 700 acres across three fully organic units, Marshill, South Draffan and Southfield. Converting to organic in 2020, the business runs 390 Holstein Friesians. Cows are ai’d…
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