Defra plans to roll out the much delayed farmer-focused element of its R&D strategy this autumn, which could finally bring on-farm innovators the recognition they deserve.

A law change will ease the path for new plant-breeding technologies to come out into UK fields and may put a raft of innovation into the hands of farmers.

There’s so much research and technology out there to help farmers improve their carbon footprint that it can be difficult to see the wood for the trees.

A window on the R&D projects that will shape the fourth agricultural revolution.

A number of recent policy initiatives may coalesce to enable farmer-led innovation and capture the rewards more fairly for those at its helm.

As we look forward to Groundswell and the chance to chat all things Regenerative Farming, here we take a deep dive and ask what are the key ingredients to success both on farm and in the UK as a whole.

The headline of a recent news piece “Increasing weed threat now greater than at any point in human history” is pretty dramatic and instantly makes you think it’s another swipe at farmers’ reliance on herbicides.

The start of 2021 marked a very significant milestone for UK Farming: it’s the start of the Agricultural Transition.

Next autumn, I’ll be one of a few farmers trying out non-chemical, electric weeding. It’s a truly exciting prospect, but as a herbaholic, it also makes me anxious.