Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

2 August 2021

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for agriculture and horticulture businesses

Find out what Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is and how can it be used to improve your business.

28 October 2024

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – making use of production data

Which KPIs support an effective business and how can they be used to increase productivity?

21 July 2021

An introduction to the arable weed seedbank

It is important to know the weed species present, as well as their abundance, status and distribution in soils.

11 September 2025

Crop and weed competition in arable crops

Discover which species are the most competitive to help you plan integrated weed management strategies.

23 January 2026

LEAF and AHDB exchange knowledge on IPM

LEAF farmers integrate AHDB resources into IPM strategies

20 July 2021

How drilling date affects arable weed populations

Learn about the effect of delayed drilling on specific weeds.

28 November 2023

Germination periods of common arable weeds

Knowing when weeds are most likely to germinate will help you pinpoint control.

22 July 2021

An assessment of the impact of Farming Rules for Water

The Farming Rules for Water (FRfW) were introduced in April 2018 to fulfil obligations on diffuse pollution under the Water Framework Directive, particularly in regard to reducing phosphorus (P) losses to water from agriculture.

11 August 2026

What you need to know about farm-saved seed from combinable crops

If you grow cereals or oilseed rape and use the harvested seed to establish a subsequent crop, it is called farm-saved seed (FSS)

10 August 2026

Top tips for growing farm-saved seed

Good quality seed is the starting point in cereal production.

10 November 2025

Seed-health tests: Germination, viability and vigour in cereals and oilseeds

Find out about the factors that affect seed health and the laboratory tests available.

26 January 2026

ReLaunch: The next five years of variety trials

Paul Gosling looks at the latest phase of the variety-trialling project.