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Five novel crops that could help counter climate change - Farmers Weekly (opens the original)
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Arable growers looking to diversify their cropping could start by taking a look at novel and underused crops such as lentils, millet, lupins, hemp and sunflowers to give a good return, cope with climate change and try to improve soil structure. These crops often have low inputs and feed a potentially growing market, although those markets are small at the moment, so firm contracts are essential. These crops may become more attractive as climate change causes drier summers, but they will all need
FW Awards: Meet the 2026 Livestock Adviser of the Year finalists - Farmers Weekly (opens the original)
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This year’s finalists focus on better dairy cow nutrition and heifer care and encouraging new pig farmers. See also: FW Awards: Meet the 2026 Dairy Farmer of the Year finalists Shropshire vet Dan Humphries’ laser-like focus on nutrition and inputs for his clients’ dairy herds has improved yields and health, while reducing protein levels in the feed. Dan points out that nutrition is 55% of the cost of a dairy business, and it is the only lever that farmers can use quickly to improve the performan
FW Awards: Meet the 2026 Livestock Adviser of the Year finalists - Farmers Weekly (opens the original)
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This year’s finalists focus on better dairy cow nutrition and heifer care and encouraging new pig farmers. See also: FW Awards: Meet the 2026 Dairy Farmer of the Year finalists Shropshire vet Dan Humphries’ laser-like focus on nutrition and inputs for his clients’ dairy herds has improved yields and health, while reducing protein levels in the feed. Dan points out that nutrition is 55% of the cost of a dairy business, and it is the only lever that farmers can use quickly to improve the performan
How wheat growers can stay ahead of yellow rust - Farmers Weekly (opens the original)
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Winter wheat growers are being urged to select the right variety, monitor their crops closely and spray if necessary next season to stay on top of yellow rust after two seasons of heightened disease risk. Many popular hard milling Group 4 feed wheat varieties have seen their resistance to yellow rust fall sharply due to a mutation of a yellow rust race overcoming a key resistance wheat gene, making control more difficult. Early infections of the foliar disease can lead to yield losses of more th
Why new bread wheat is becoming millers’ favourite - Farmers Weekly (opens the original)
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Bedfordshire wheat grower Peter Sinnott is impressed with the yield and quality of new milling variety Vibe, and is looking to increase his area if results from the combine match his expectations this summer. Last season, a small area of 20ha yielded more than 10t/ha and easily met milling specifications. He is hoping for the same from this season’s enlarged 68ha area and to make it a mainstay variety on his farm. The variety has caught the eye of milling wheat growers as well as leading millers
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