Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

13 July 2021

Global wheat and maize production overview: Grain Market Daily

This article marks the beginning of the GMO series and will take a look at the supply side for wheat and maize markets.

13 July 2021

US maize harvest progress review: Grain Market Daily

The latest US crop progress report for the week ending 27 September has shown good harvest progression for maize.

16 September 2024

A model for wheat cultivars and optimisation for climate scenarios – Sim Farm 2030 (PhD)

A model will be developed to aid the optimal selection of wheat cultivars for UK conditions and potential climate scenarios.

13 July 2021

Further UK rapeseed price risk from US soyabean harvest? Grain market daily

UK delivered rapeseed prices fell sharply last week (Friday-Friday) following declines in Chicago soyabean futures as the US harvest advanced. Is there more price pressure to come?

26 January 2026

Improving integrated pest management (IPM) of aphid BYDV vectors (PhD)

This project investigates the potential use of aphid trap crops and the volatile chemicals associated with preferred hosts of BYDV vectors.

5 November 2025

Wheat germplasm for enhanced competition against black-grass (PhD)

This studentship will establish a system to test the competitiveness of wheat against black-grass under controlled conditions.

11 February 2026

Crop disease glossary: A to Z of technical terms

Unleash your inner pathologist (learn to talk the language)

28 September 2020

An update on post-Brexit trade deals

In this article we take a look at how continuity deals have developed in the last 12 months and how the release of the new UK Global Tariff (UKGT) has affected these developments.

23 May 2022

Wealthier wheat - Targeting top 25% conventional winter feed wheat performance

Attention to detail is king, yield is the prince

12 February 2024

Farmbench - Top of the crops

Take a look at the financial performance of combinable crops over the last 4 years

11 February 2026

Farmbench - Making financial sense of growing oilseed rape

Take a look at the financial performance of combinable crops over the last 4 years

25 September 2020

GB harvest 2020 nears completion: Grain market daily

Harvesting in England is drawing to a close and in Scotland there is about 10% of the wheat and spring barley area left to harvest.