How to use benchmarks to assess cereal growth

These numerical reference points allow comparison of a crop’s performance to be made.

Growth guides for wheat, barley and oilseed rape

The main crop growth stages and components of yield, as well as the opportunities for management.

The AHDB Wheat growth guide allows crop progress, structure and final performance to be measured and compared against a series of UK benchmarks.

This barley guide can help identify where production may be falling short of the crop's potential.