OAKBANK NEWS AND BLOG

Companion cropping has been moving from niche practice to mainstream arable management for a few years now. Increased interest from growers has looked to improve resilience, reduce inputs and build healthier soils. As the 2026 drilling season approaches, Phil Jarvis, Head of Operations at Oakbank, and Harry Moffat, Senior Advisor, discuss why the focus is not simply on growing a crop, it is also on choosing the right companion for the right outcome. Oilseed rape is coming bac

The government's 25-year roadmap puts soil, habitat and farm wildlife at the heart of food production. We'd urge every land manager to read carefully how it intends to pay for all this, because the smart money may be on acting now. Yesterday (24th June), Defra published Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England's Future, alongside its response to Baroness Batters' Farming Profitability Review. For those of us who have spent our careers arguing that productive farming and a recove

The UK’s funding mechanisms for supporting innovation in agriculture have repeatedly exposed gaps between agricultural research and real-world application. Farmers looking for financially beneficial and environmentally responsible production systems often hit the buffers when it comes to interpreting complex trials data and results. So, the latest ADOPT fund (Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies) was launched last year. In particular an Oakbank/Toby Simpson/