With genuine apprehension, I approach this piece, as there's one subject I'm reluctant to touch upon yet occupies the thoughts of this sector and likely others: the persistently wet weather.
March dashed hopes for timely spring sowing like washed-out nitrogen.
At the week's start, a slight break in rain allowed some land work.
Playing catch-up whenever there’s a chance has certainly been the name of the game this year - but the beginning of the week was the first time that it felt even a wee bit like spring might be somewhere round the corner.
During the union's AGM, Scotland's First Minister, Humza Yousaf, assured attendees that decisions regarding changes to the nation's gene editing and precision breeding policies would be guided by scientific advice.
For several years, a bottle of whisky has occupied a spot on my office bookshelf alongside a ring-pull can of 'potato beverage,' a gift from China's self-proclaimed King of Potatoes, Liang Xisen.
ARE we in the arable sector viewed as the Arthur Daley and Del Boy Trotter dodgy geezers of the farming world, I found myself wondering recently?
'My enthusiasm was soon curbed when I read on to discover that, rather than an enhancement to a juicy punch-up at Westminster’s Treasury department, CBAM was little more than the latest in a long line of acronyms which we’ll need to get used to'
'While the happier-ever-after ending might indeed belong firmly in that genre, as a New Year and a new future beckon, the rest of the tale might ring a few bells'
The European Commission's recent re-licensing of glyphosate until 2033 receives cautious acknowledgment amid emotive debates.
