These guidelines describe how lodging resistance (or standing power) in winter wheat is altered by the environment and crop management.

These guidelines aim to help the industry identify the risk factors and the appropriate agronomy which can minimise risk of mycotoxins from field infections.

Verticillium wilt was found in an average of 16% of crops in harvest years 2009–2011. It was most prevalent in eastern England. This publication provides an overview of the disease and management options.

This publication presents a diversification scheme for varieties using results from the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS).

Septoria tritici is the most important wheat disease in the UK. Azole fungicides are currently the primary control method and anti-resistance strategies need to be applied to preserve and extend the useful life of these active ingredients.

Eyespot is a common disease in intensive cereal rotations. This new risk assessment method includes an early, pre-sowing, assessment of agronomic risks, to allow an integrated management approach.

Rhynchosporium remains the main barley disease in wetter areas of the UK. Variety choice is important to minimise disease risk, but resistant varieties can show disease where specific races occur.

Take-all is a serious soil-borne disease of cereals. It is estimated that half of UK wheat crops are affected and that they suffer average yield losses of 5 to 20%. This publication provides an overview of the disease and management options.

Most buyers of oilseed rape in the UK pay an oil premium of 1.5% for every 1% of oil content above 40%. A similar deduction is made for loads below 40%.

Wheat blossom midge larvae feed on the developing seeds, causing small, shrivelled grains with poor germination. Damage to the outer layer of the grain allows water to enter, resulting in sprouting in the ear and fungal attack.

Weed control in oats is difficult because there is a limited range of herbicides available. In organic oats, there are three key methods of management: control during the ley phase of the rotation, stale seedbeds and mechanical weeding in the crop.

This publication provides an easy reference to the major broad-leaved and grass weeds in the UK, including how to identify and manage them.

This publication includes information on the availability of sulphur (S) from manures and biosolids, the importance of correct fertilisation to achieve quality and diagnosing and treating S deficiency.

This publication provides a concise overview of the use of micronutrients in cereals and oilseed rape crops, with sections on availability in UK soils, visual symptoms, factors affecting deficiencies, and analysis and treatment methods.

RB209 provides essential nutrient management guidance. These guidelines provide more detail on N, the most important nutrient on the most extensive UK crop, wheat.

Cereal straw - use, incorporate or sell? The 1993 ban on burning straw led to a considerable increase in the area of cereal straw which is baled. In recent years, over 60% of wheat and more than 90% of barley straw is estimated to have been baled.

No-till means sowing directly into the residues of the previous crop without any prior topsoil loosening. The objective is to reduce production costs while maintaining or increasing yields with possible added environmental benefits.

Oilseed rape seedlings are weak and susceptible to poor seedbed conditions, weather and early growing conditions. Many growers have settled on establishment methods that suit their farms.

This poster looks into the effects of defects and impurities on wheat and barley in storage. It displays causes, results and examples of physical damage, disease, pests, screenings and weed seeds.

Grain moisture content is critical from harvest, through storage, to final sale of cereals and oilseeds.