Cereals & Oilseeds
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Latest Cereals & Oilseeds news
18 March 2019
How to get the most out of farm diversification activities
15 March 2019
Regardless of what happens with Brexit, unless the UK stays in, farmers in England will see direct payments removed by 2028. The situation for farmers in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, (as of 11 March 2019) is unclear.
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.
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.
Germinative capacity is a key quality feature of malting barley. This publication gives guidance on how to get high quality malting barley by good agronomy and storage.
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5 June 2018
Learn how farmers are using Integrated Farm Management (IFM) practices to explore cost benefits
1 June 2018
“As a farmer it’s very easy to stand back but you need to be challenged”
22 June 2018
Rob credits the monitor farm programme with giving huge advantages to his own personal and business development
25 June 2018
Trade and investment officers from the Department for International Trade (DIT) export visit
19 June 2018
An automated spore trap has been developed which could revolutionise disease monitoring in agricultural crops
22 June 2018
Northern Ireland’s farmers flocked to the launch of AHDB’s new Monitor Farm
15 June 2018
Greater take up of min-till or no-till arable systems could help British farmers improve efficiency
12 June 2018
Creating a best practice guide to sharing farm data is the focus of a new consultation launched by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
12 June 2018
More than three-quarters of farmers involved in AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme believe it has helped them improve their business, according to a new survey
11 June 2018
Farmers focused on how to create a sustainable, profitable system at the summer meeting of the AHDB Monitor Farm in Saltburn
8 June 2018
UK agriculture must look at supply chains to help us thrive on the world stage. That’s the message from AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds sector Strategic Director Martin Grantley-Smith
Project 3: Molecular approaches for routine soil-borne disease and soil health assessment - establishing the scope
7 June 2018
AHDB has issued a new publication to help farmers take stock of one of the farm’s most valuable assets - the rotation
6 June 2018
The former Deputy Principal and Chief Executive of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been appointed as an independent member of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) main board
21 May 2018
UK farmers and growers will have access to more than 50 farmer-to-farmer learning events this summer
