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12 August 2020
Extreme weather can quickly affect soil conditions and crops. During periods of drought or prolonged rainfall famers and growers often ask AHDB how they should be managing their soils.
10 August 2022
Since our last update in June, average grass growth has been significantly affected by the weather and has generally worsened against 3-year averages for dairy, beef and sheep farms.
5 March 2025
Farmers are being urged to assess their own businesses and identify actions they could take to reduce the impact of climate change in a new report released by AHDB.
5 May 2021
Forward planning is critical for Chris and Sarah Berry from Exeter who are aiming to increase output and reduce costs. After recently taking on full-time management of Higher Thornton Farm in Devon, Chris is aiming to improve their resilience to dry weather through diverse swards and grazing management
5 May 2021
We take a look at Chris and Sarah Berry’s longer-term contingency plan to increase their resilience to dry weather.
21 May 2020
Useful advice to help livestock farmers, deal with, or plan for, water supply disruption.
22 May 2020
An article looking at how you can manage prolonged dry conditions on - farm.
22 September 2022
Outwintering has several potential advantages over housing, but these have to be carefully weighed against possible concerns over animal welfare in unsuitable field conditions, the risk of soil erosion and performance targets.
7 August 2020
Livestock farmers are encouraged to forward buy or secure their straw requirement, or look at alternative bedding options for this coming winter, sooner rather than later.
2 October 2024
Prices have been easing since the start of the month, though weekly movements varied during the period.
22 July 2024
Livestock farmers in the UK are being encouraged to be familiar with how to spot for signs of ergot and fusarium, as there could be an increased presence of the two types of fungi in grain harvested this summer.
6 March 2024
A blog about cereal agronomy after a storm-filled autumn and winter.
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