Environment
The wet start to this year has allowed for water levels in England to recover from last year's drought, according to the Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency has announced that Yorkshire started moving into drought recovery status earlier this week.
Arable
Arable farmers in the UK are facing an estimated loss of over £828 million in revenues from this year's harvest, according to new research.
New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events...
September 2025 was the third-warmest September globally, with an average surface air temperature of...
Agri-Business
Irish farmers could potentially be exporting fodder supplies to England this winter as supplies run tight.
The European Commission is reporting that hot and dry weather across southern and eastern Europe will severely affect maize yields
Rural Life
The UK's National Drought Group met yesterday (Monday, August 11) with the current water shortfall...
The National Farmers Union (NFU) have secured 150 abstraction licences for farmers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
A South Gloucestershire dairy farmer is highlighting the potential fire risks posed with the dry weather conditions as his land is left burnt.
With predicted heat waves due over the coming weeks, Defra are advising farmers how to deal with the impacts of dry weather.
Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) analysts have assessed the impact of dry spring weather on winter wheat crops.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has warned that the UK cannot rely on potato imports as a backup...
N.Ireland
The most recent update from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed...
A £1.6 million fund has been announced by Defra for farmers to investigate different methods to manage water in their area.
Irrigation has been the determining factor in the success of harvesting crops in the region of...
Northern Ireland Environmental Link (NIEL) has announced its Rural Resilience Project, which...
After five failed rainy seasons and severe drought for over two years, northern Kenya was hit by...
With temperatures continuing to reach record levels across the UK, the NFU is calling on the government to act on water shortages that are affecting farmers.
Grass measuring will play an important role on dairy farms over the coming weeks as growth rates...
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations....
The rapid development of flash droughts are predicted to occur on a global scale, according to a...
Spain has requested the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the...
