AHDB Agronomy Conference 2025

This in-person conference provided insights into the latest research on practical agronomy for the whole rotation.

Conference programme and recordings

The event, which is now in its nineteenth year, featured a mix of in-depth technical papers and expert-led thematic overviews.

Session 1

• The AHDB letterbox – Ellie Dearlove, AHDB
• Yellow rust watch list – Paul Gosling, AHDB
• Vernalisation in winter wheat – Paul Gosling, AHDB
• Weed suppression traits – Dominic Amos, Cope Seeds
• Wheat variety blends – Dominic Amos, Cope Seeds
• UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) update – Charlotte Nellist, Niab
• Ergot management – Philip Bounds, ADAS

Varieties, yellow rust and ergot updates for cereals (session 1 recording)

Session 2

• CSFB management – Siobhan Hillman, AHDB
• Environment Baselining Pilot – Mary Vickers, AHDB
• Soil health assessments – Amanda Bennett, AHDB
• Cover crop nutrients – Joanna McBurnie, AHDB

Recording coming soon (by 25 December 2025).

Session 3

• Strategic Cereal Farms – Henny Lowth, AHDB and Will Oliver, David Jones and David Blacker, host farmers
• Biofungicides pilot – Chloe Francis, ADAS

Recording coming soon (by 25 December 2025).

Session 4

• Wheat fungicides – Jonathan Blake, ADAS
• Barley fungicides – Jonathan Blake, ADAS
• Oilseed rape fungicides – Phil Walker, ADAS

Fungicide performance in wheat, barley and oilseed rape (session 4 recording)

Henny Lowth
Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds