Signet’s National Terminal Sire Breeding Evaluation is a multi-breed analysis that identifies the most profitable sheep for commercial lamb production.

Output from the UK beef and sheep livestock sector exceeds £5 billion equating to 20% of gross output. The UK imports and exports large volumes of both beef and lamb with trade taking place in both directions as a result of seasonal variations, states of product and carcase balancing activities.

You cannot manage what you do not measure!

Reseeding is an important part of grassland management on any farm and is essential for maintaining productive grassland.

A new model has been developed to improve the management and control of strawberry powdery mildew and to predict periods when the crop is at risk of infection.

Explore the benefits of developing your team, and put this into practice using a Skills Matrix

This report introduces the use of slurry cooling and associated heat recovery in the reduction of ammonia emissions from stored pig slurry.

How garlic can help battle aphids, using light to grow sweeter apples and a new virus that threatens tomato crops

Output from the UK beef and sheep livestock sector exceeds £5 billion equating to 20% of gross output. The UK imports and exports large volumes of both beef and lamb with trade taking place in both directions as a result of seasonal variations, states of product and carcase balancing activities.

Tap into opportunities for meat, dairy and potatoes across Asia by exploring its diverse and changing needs

Understand how different Brexit scenarios could affect your farm business incomes

Understand how Dairy trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

Find out how the Cereals and Oilseeds trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

Understand how agri-food trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

Find out how Pork trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

The aim of this report is to provide readers with an understanding of how Horticulture trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

The aim of this report is to provide readers with an understanding of how Potato trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

The aim of this report is to provide readers with an understanding of how Beef and Lamb trade could be affected once the UK leaves the EU, under both an agreed withdrawal and under a ‘no deal’ scenario.

This outlook is based on the latest data available, combining feedback and insight from contacts across the agri-food industry with AHDB sector specialists’ expertise. What follows is an examination of the factors affecting different sectors. Whether you’re using it for business planning, aiming to understand the market dynamics or just interested in a flavour of what agriculture faces in the year ahead, I hope you find this publication useful and informative.

Learn the things which set the highest-performing farms apart from the rest and improve your own farm performance

AHDB has revealed eight key factors that are the hallmarks of high performing farm businesses in a new report

Following on from ‘Brexit Scenarios – an impact assessment’, which focused on how Brexit could impact farmers’ profit levels, we now turn to potential implications post-farmgate.

AHDB commissioned this study to examine the impact of Brexit post-farmgate on the malting and milling industries, following feedback from levy payers on their earlier study ‘Brexit scenarios – an impact assessment’.

As Brexit draws closer, we hear much about the opportunities new export markets present for British food and farming products.

The UK undoubtedly has some of the most productive, dynamic and inspirational farming and growing businesses in the world.

Brexit is by far the biggest threat to Scottish agriculture and we need to get ready to meet this unprecedented challenge.

AHDB’s analysis of the big Brexit themes aims to improve industry understanding of the issues, as well as flagging the opportunities and threats they create.

In this report we explore opportunities for livestock products, from the beef, sheep meat, pork and dairy sectors.

18 July 2019

Symptoms reported for the first time in a UK tomato crop

18 July 2019

European grain markets have dropped back down again this morning, after closing yesterday slightly higher.

18 July 2019

New report reveals the full extent of Brexit’s potential implications for British beef and lamb supply chains

18 July 2019

When assessing the effect of a No Deal Brexit on UK beef and sheepmeat trade, the change in tariffs and TRQs need to be a key consideration.

18 July 2019

Could Scandinavian spring barley variety Salome be a viable option for commercial use in the malting sector?

18 July 2019

Millions more people across Great Britain are being exposed to positive messaging on meat as a result of a joint project from the levy bodies in England, Scotland and Wales, now entering its second year.

17 July 2019

Phil Bicknell shares his thoughts on UK competitiveness and tapping into global opportunities

17 July 2019

Yesterday, global grain continued to fall back from their recent rally. Nov-19 feed wheat lost £0.50/t to close at £146.75/t.

16 July 2019

In a return to the trend of a falling grain market, Nov-19 feed wheat futures closed lower yesterday at £147.25/t and have continued to fall this morning trading at £146.75/t at midday.