Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

21 December 2021

How a soil health scorecard is revolutionising field experiments

Anne Bhogal, an ADAS soil scientist, explains how a soil health scorecard is being used to assess the impact crop management has on the biological, chemical and physical properties of soil.

21 December 2021

UK wheat import pace slows: Grain market daily

HMRC have released their latest trade data to October. These figures show UK wheat imports (inc. durum) continuing to slow.

20 December 2021

Market Report - 20 December 2021

Wheat prices fell in the early part of last week after the flow of bullish news slowed and the rise of the Omicron variant cast uncertainty over demand. However, prices recovered some of the losses at the end of the week.

21 December 2021

Scottish Arable Farm of the Year 2021 finalists revealed

Shortlisted finalists for this year's Scottish Arable Farmer of the Year award announced

17 December 2021

Winter cropping continues to regain ground for harvest 2022: Grain market daily

The Early Bird Survey of planting intentions demonstrates a strong continuation of winter cropping for harvest 2022.

29 April 2024

UK/Australia Free Trade Agreement is signed

What you need to know right now about the UK-Australia FTA

17 December 2021

Defra funding for improving farm productivity

Defra have announced that farmers in England will be able to access new funding in January. As part of the Farming Investment Fund they will be awarding grants to pay for capital investments to improve farm productivity.

17 December 2021

How to identify and map marginal land on arable farms

Philip Dolbear explores the use of physical and financial assessments to identify marginal arable land.

16 December 2021

Analyst Insight: when will soyabeans drive rapeseed prices again?

Current rapeseed (OSR) prices are well supported and their pricing relationship to soyabeans has increased quite significantly.

16 December 2021

Cultivation depth and system resilience explored at Strategic Cereal Farm

Conducted over three (often challenging) seasons, trials showed a flexible and holistic management approach is best.

15 December 2021

Frost tolerance a concern in Black Sea areas: Grain market daily

Across most parts of Europe, favourable weather allowed a ‘fair start’ for winter cereal crops. However, there are concerns for frost tolerance, in particular, Black Sea winter cereals.

15 December 2021

How catch crops ‘mop up’ and release nitrogen explored at Strategic Cereal Farm

Richard Meredith discusses how a summer catch crop helped to lower nitrogen losses.