by Laura Drury | Jan 14, 2021 | blog
With more than 35 years’ experience in the sector Richard Leach believes in conserving the traditional values of agricultural trade while embracing innovation that will help UK farmers gain the best returns by careful selection of variety and site location. Work in...
by Laura Drury | Jan 7, 2021 | blog
As the UK exits from the EU, the Common Agricultural Policy will be replaced by a domestic farm policy which looks radically different. DEFRA’s Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM) shifts the focus from farm production to restoring wild habitats, creating new...
by Laura Drury | Dec 16, 2020 | blog
The UK has spent much of 2020 working on its future trading relationships with the rest of the world. It’s been a year of talks – most urgently with the EU, whose single market and customs union we are bound to leave at the end of the year – and of ongoing...
by Laura Drury | Dec 8, 2020 | blog
Strip-tilling is currently seeing something of a resurgence, and, in many situations, the farmers using it are getting some very pleasing results. However, the practice is not for everyone and, in this article, Farm Zone talks to Frans de Boer, managing director at DB...
by Laura Drury | Nov 24, 2020 | blog
Following on from Bright Maize’s successful recent open day, we spoke to Tim Stephens of Wessex Water, and took a broader look at nitrate pollution… We all know something about the problems of water pollution from agriculture. When chemicals from pesticides and excess...
by Laura Drury | Oct 29, 2020 | blog
Part five of our ‘pioneers in agriculture’ series takes a look at some interesting aspects of the life of John Mechi – founder of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution Those who have had dealings with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution may have...
