Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot ...

The UK’s first rice crop is being harvested after a record-breaking summer ... Craig and Sarah-Jane Taylor farm the land near Ely where the trials are taking place. Sarah added: “Our Fenland soils are ...

In an ordinary field in a quiet part of east England, a unique experiment is taking root. "When I tell people what I'm doing here, they think I'm joking," says Nadine Mitschunas, the UK's first and ...

One of the driest potato growing seasons in living memory has proved challenging for growers across the UK. We spoke to four ...

Scientists have discovered how one of the world’s most destructive plant diseases manages to slip past crops’ defences - a breakthrough that could help farmers grow stronger, more resilient plants.

Volatile prices and weather extremes have added risk and uncertainty to farm businesses while dwindling government support ...

Farmer engagement and more crop research are key to unlocking significant PV potential on Great Britain’s farms, according to the authors of new University of Sheffield research on agrivoltaics. In ...

Farmers have blamed extreme wet weather followed by prolonged dry spells for a very poor harvest. Dan Willis, who runs a farm ...

While climate change is likely to present significant challenges to agriculture in coming decades, it could also mean that crops such as chickpeas, soyabeans and oranges are widely grown across the UK ...