Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

3 September 2024

Cultivation and establishment for arable crops: A glossary of terms

Use this glossary to understand words, abbreviations and acronyms used in our crop cultivation and establishment pages.

3 September 2024

The pros and cons of broadcasting seed on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of broadcasting seed and best-practice measures

5 August 2024

Arable Market Report – 05 August 2024

Global wheat markets rose modestly last week (Friday to Friday) after broadly tracking sideways for most of the period. Chicago wheat futures (Dec-24) gained 2.5% on the week while Paris wheat futures (Dec-24) gained 0.3% for the same period.

28 February 2025

The pros and cons of no-till on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of no-till and best-practice measures.

12 November 2024

Drier weather means a quick start to GB harvest: Grain market daily

Harvest conditions have improved considerably in the past week following a catchy start. Intermittent rain earlier in the summer has given way to mostly warm, dry weather allowing winter crop harvesting to progress well.

28 February 2025

Cultivator drilling on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of direct drilling with a cultivator drill and best-practice measures.

28 February 2025

Direct drilling on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of direct drilling and best-practice measures.

28 February 2025

Strip tillage on arable land

Find out about the pros and cons of strip tillage.

28 February 2025

Shallow and deep non-inversion tillage methods on arable land

Learn about the pros and cons of non-inversion tillage methods.

17 April 2025

The pros and cons of reduced tillage on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of reduced tillage and best-practice measures.

17 April 2025

The pros and cons of ploughing arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of ploughing and best-practice measures.

1 August 2024

Analyst Insight: Could a smaller domestic wheat crop impact bread prices?

AHDB’s 2024 Planting and Variety Survey (PVS) results forecast UK wheat area at 1.56 Mha, the second lowest area since 1981 (after 2020).