This technical review explains the chemical basis of flavour in herbs grown in the UK.

AHDB Aphid News provides regional information on aphid species and numbers. Download the latest edition below.

Waste is any step in a process that does not add value to the customer. There are three types of waste in Lean management, Muda, Mura and Muri, and we explore them below.

When the 5 Lean principles are combined into a company's processes and culture, they create Lean production, manufacturing, and operating systems. On this page, we dive into each of these in a bit more detail.

Find out about the symptoms, spread and outbreaks of this damaging virus.

Find out about UK and international outbreaks, and what to do in the event of an outbreak.

All the latest analysis on weather events and their effect on farming and growing

Exploring downy mildew in protected cut flower crops.

Help reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus by printing this poster to display around the workplace. Follow the guidance to help keep farm staff safe. Also available in Hungarian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian. and Welsh.

A list of companies that offer soil testing services and possibly forage analyses

Our Extension of Authorisation for Minor Uses (EAMU) programme for the horticulture industry helps you to remain competitive by ensuring there is access to essential crop protection products.

The AHDB Pest Bulletin, hosted by Syngenta, provides forecasts and up-to-date reports for most key field crop pests.

Top 10 tips to achieve a successful biological pest control programme

This factsheet describes the symptoms and life cycle of strawberry powdery mildew and how it becomes established and spreads through crops grown under protection. It also provides guidance on management strategies to minimise the risk of damaging epidemics developing. 

This factsheet collates recent research and current knowledge to provide growers with practical information on weed control in rhubarb plantations. Weed control in rhubarb and other perennial crops is becoming increasingly difficult with the current limited range of herbicide approvals.

This factsheet provides results of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) response experiments on sweetcorn (Zea mays L. var. rugosa) from work undertaken in AHDB Horticulture project FV 409, which was carried out during 2013 and 2014, to improve understanding of sweetcorn responses to N and P.

This factsheet summarises knowledge of celery leaf spot and describes current best-practice guidelines for its management, considering all aspects of production from seed health through to harvest.

This web page hosts the latest guidance from the Insecticide Resistance Action Group (IRAG). The 'Download' button provides background. Scroll down for guidance.

The encyclopaedia provides information on the identification, risk factors, life cycle, monitoring, control thresholds, non-chemical control and insecticide resistance (where known) of major and minor pests commonly associated with cropping systems.