Cereals & Oilseeds

8 November 2024

Some tips about sowing dates and companion crops to help protect your winter oilseed rape from CSFB.

8 November 2024

Some tips about trap crops to help protect your winter oilseed rape from CSFB.

25 July 2024

Results show that 65% of arable farm businesses in England surveyed did not reduce their cropped arable area for harvest 2024 with SFI options.

24 July 2024

Due to ongoing extreme weather, yield forecasts for most crops have been reduced, continuing a trend seen in recent months.

23 July 2024

After some very wet weather in 2024, there is a heightened risk of ergot and fusarium infection in some crops, which poses a risk to livestock. Find out what is affected, what to look out for and what action you can take.

23 July 2024

Earlier this month, GB animal feed production data up to the end of May was published. The data showed that this season to date (Jul-May), total feed production (incl. Integrated Poultry Units (IPU)) was up 1.5% on the year, reaching 12.2 Mt.

6 June 2025

Livestock farmers in the UK are being encouraged to be familiar with how to spot for signs of ergot and fusarium, as there could be an increased presence of the two types of fungi in grain harvested this summer.

22 July 2024

Essential information on how farmers can combine various Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions to help boost income has been updated by AHDB.

23 July 2024

Global wheat markets moved relatively sideways last week. Chicago wheat futures (Dec-24) were pressured 1.4% Friday-Friday.

24 July 2024

On 14 May, the second Farm to Fork Summit was held at Downing Street and the first UK Food Security Index was published.

22 July 2024

How to make a complaint or report misconduct

19 July 2024

Winter barley yields and quality so far are said to be disappointing in top European producers France and Germany.

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