Content related to the topic: cereals-oilseeds

7 October 2026

Greenhouse gas emissions: agriculture

There are lots of facts and figures relating to the carbon footprint of food and farming. AHDB data analysts breakdown what they mean and why they are different.

21 July 2021

An introduction to the arable weed seedbank

It is important to know the weed species present, as well as their abundance, status and distribution in soils.

11 September 2025

Crop and weed competition in arable crops

Discover which species are the most competitive to help you plan integrated weed management strategies.

20 July 2021

How drilling date affects arable weed populations

Learn about the effect of delayed drilling on specific weeds.

11 August 2026

What you need to know about farm-saved seed from combinable crops

If you grow cereals or oilseed rape and use the harvested seed to establish a subsequent crop, it is called farm-saved seed (FSS)

10 August 2026

Top tips for growing farm-saved seed

Good quality seed is the starting point in cereal production.

10 November 2025

Seed-health tests: Germination, viability and vigour in cereals and oilseeds

Find out about the factors that affect seed health and the laboratory tests available.

26 January 2026

ReLaunch: The next five years of variety trials

Paul Gosling looks at the latest phase of the variety-trialling project.

14 August 2026

Strategic Cereal Farms

Our Strategic Cereal Farms put cutting-edge research and innovation into practice on commercial farms around the UK.

29 June 2021

Cereal growth guide: a glossary of terms

From anthesis to xylem, discover the terms used to describe cereal growth.

30 June 2021

Highly heritable barley quality traits

Some quality characteristics, such as nitrogen concentration, specific weight and screenings, are highly heritable in barley.

29 June 2021

Highly heritable wheat quality traits

Some quality characteristics, such as protein concentration, specific weight, Hagberg Falling Number (HFN), are highly heritable in wheat.