Weather
For anyone involved in agriculture, adapting to the vagaries of the weather is a constant. Stay up-to-date with the latest advice on planning for and coping with weather events of all kinds.
5 February 2020
Nutrient management plans need to account for the loss of nitrate from sodden soils and crop condition
31 December 2019
Looking forward into the new year, an important focus for new crop prospects will be weather related news and its effect on crop conditions.
12 December 2019
The consistent wet weather has caused major delays to drilling for 2020 harvest. Farmers are likely to be weighing up alternative spring options at present, of which oats could be one.
28 November 2019
As rain continues to fall across the UK, progress in winter plantings remains hampered. According to the Environment Agency, England received 143% of the long term average rainfall in August-October, making 2019 the third wettest year in the last 20. Furthermore, rainfall in November has totalled 101% of the long term average so far.
26 November 2019
An early recording of GB planting intentions for the 2020 harvest suggests a sharp fall in winter crops, largely because of the extremely wet weather throughout the autumn planting window.
21 November 2019
Early figures suggest a production level of around 5.1 million tonnes.
31 October 2019
Wet weather has dominated much of the UK since mid-September, causing delays to drilling of winter cereal crops.
1 December 2019
December is the time to measure fodder stocks and analyse forages to make a winter budget to calculate how much and what alternatives are needed.
15 November 2019
British farmers have persevered in the face of adversity to complete 89 per cent of the potato harvest during the wettest year so far since 2012.
8 November 2019
October has brought wide-spread rainfall causing problems for maincrop lifting for much of the country. Although there has been problems with off-field supply, demand has remained fairly steady for free-buy material.
24 July 2019
Our water resources specialist has provided some advice to help businesses in areas affected by water use restrictions.
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31 May 2019
Calculate rainfall-related mycotoxin scores and target T3 fungicide sprays in wheat
24 April 2019
Below average rainfall is triggering UK farmers and growers to adopt water savvy techniques early in the year, to be prepared should another agricultural drought hit.
29 October 2018
The extreme weather of 2018 has made its mark on pork, beef and lamb production, according to AHDB’s latest Red Meat Outlooks.
20 February 2019
Know when to apply control measures using pest modelling and weather data
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15 March 2019
Each spring, the autumn forecast is updated to take account of winter rainfall
22 March 2019
These alerts can help guide the application of protectant fungicides to oilseed rape.
13 March 2019
Aphids will start to fly about two weeks earlier than average this year.
Wet weather case studies
Advice and resources for farmers and growers
More weather resources
Information on feed, contamination, housing and health during flooding
Our slurry wizard helps you work out slurry storage requirements, explore options and comply with regulations
14 November 2019
The conserved forage requirements and stocks calculator can be used to calculate feed demand by entering livestock numbers and available feed supply.
Find out how to account for nitrate losses with the EWR tool. Use this information to guide nutrient management planning
This guide outlines the basic principles of field drainage, including information on installation and maintenance. It also emphasises the importance of good soil structure and includes information on subsoiling.
9 March 2020
Time your cereals insecticide sprays for aphid/BYDV control with greater accuracy
Rotational and extended grazing can bring challenges, especially in poor weather. This section explores different management options and includes a case study from Malcolm Light, a beef farmer from Devon.
10 February 2020
Use our interactive tool below to discover lifting progress across Great Britain
How to keep your water supply resilient during extreme weather
The latest research and advice on grass, forage and soil management to help improve grassland productivity on livestock farms
This guide will take you through the process of preparing a contingency plan, for example, if you are placed in a restriction zone. It also contains a 'key contacts' template for you to fill in and print.
Useful advice to help livestock farmers, deal with, or plan for, water supply disruption.
Podcast
Could this be one of the wettest autumns on record? Two farmers tell us about the actions they’ve taken to protect their farms during extreme rainfall.
Five years after the Somerset Levels floods, cereals and beef farmer James Winslade reveals how social media anchored the news agenda around the troubles, which helped protect his business today.
With reservoirs fully topped up after the drought, South Lincolnshire grower David Hoyles tells us about the decisions he’s made to reduce damage to water logged land and manage labour.
Using insight from the markets, AHDB’s Phil Bicknell will share how this season’s potato harvest has fared. He talks about the relationship of farmgate prices with retail and the implications for early season planting and livestock production.
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Related information
Environment Agency Initial prospects for irrigation - forecast for 2019
Water situation: national monthly reports for England 2019
Hydrological Outlook
Defra guidance on preventing agricultural pollution
Environment Agency: Flood recovery advice
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