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Cereals & Oilseeds
18 August 2020
UK wheat futures (Nov-20) closed at £165.50/t yesterday, an increase of £4.25/t on the previous Monday. Markets opened this morning at £165.85/t and are currently up slightly.
1 October 2020
Introducing Gary Willoughby, host of the Wainfleet Monitor Farm in Lincolnshire
16 June 2025
The sensitivity of key pest species to insecticides is monitored by this long-term project.
17 August 2020
A large derecho storm swept across the Midwest of the US on Monday, there are reports that this has adversely affected over 4Mha of arable land in Iowa, as the powerful inland hurricane tore across several states, reporting to have flattened a significant proportion of the much anticipated maize crop.
13 August 2020
With England and Scotland wheat production likely to be sub-10.2Mt, and despite opening stocks around 3.4Mt, we are facing a pretty significant deficit. In theory, we could make up much of this shortfall with imported wheat or maize. This season, in the wake of coronavirus capping ethanol demand, maize is exceedingly cheap. As a result the hole in grain for animal feed, ethanol and distilling will more than likely be filled by imported maize. This increased demand for maize is exacerbated by the tariffs set to be applied to wheat imports from January, whilst maize can be imported tariff free.
30 November 2020
Agronomy Week will showcase the latest research and provide agronomists with practical management strategies to use across the rotation.
3 September 2020
Green manures, also referred to as fertility building crops, may broadly be defined as crops grown for the benefit of the soil. This factsheet aims to help growers appreciate the financial implications of their use and the potential for computer models to help integrate them effectively into rotations.
22 February 2024
Flea beetles, diamondback moths, leafminers and weevils are key pests of speciality leafy salad Brassica crops. This factsheet provides brief descriptions of the pests, outlines their biology in Britain and provides guidance on their control.
28 April 2021
When sowing field margins and other useful farmland, growers must choose flowering seed mixes that attract pollinators as well as natural enemies of crop pests.
12 August 2020
With another season requiring a large domestic barley export campaign, volumes moving off farm will need to pick up to avoid a surplus overhanging domestic markets.
11 August 2020
This week, Wednesday at 5pm, the USDA will release its first forecast of the 2020 US maize yield based solely on crop conditions in its World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE).
