Warm, dry weather has helped Scottish spring crops establish quickly, with disease levels low and fieldwork running well ahead of last year.

Getting magnesium and manganese on to spring barley crops has been highlighted as a May Bank Holiday tillage priority.

He warns that plant defences may be weakened by the ongoing dry spell, so disease pressure must be judged on a field ... in barley, Howard explains: “Barley grows rapidly during this time, adding ...

James O’Loughlin, an agronomist with Quinns of Baltinglass, joins us on this week’s instalment of Accompany the Agronomist.

You never know where the next wonderful surprise is coming from. For a year or so, Low Moor Field has been unremarkable ...

Garlic certainly wouldn't be out of place here, nor would some thyme, rosemary, or a bay leaf. Like most soups, the flavor of this mushroom barley soup actually benefits from being made in advance.