Diseases

1 October 2025

At Rough Grounds Farm, efforts to detect and treat pneumonia and potential lung damage in calves have led to a healthier milking herd and improved daily live weight gains (DLWG).

29 September 2025

Our phoma leaf spot forecast suggests that many oilseed rape (OSR) crops could reach the spray threshold for the disease in the next few weeks.

24 September 2025

Independent data on biofungicide performance in crop protection programmes will be available to farmers, thanks to AHDB-funded pilot trials.

8 January 2026

This roadshow is a collaboration between AHDB and Agricology, a free knowledge platform that supports farmers in adopting agroecological and regenerative practices through practical resources, events and partnerships to promote sustainable farming.

23 September 2025

Farmers will get independent data on biofungicide performance in crop protection programmes, thanks to a series of AHDB-funded pilot trials.

17 September 2025

Understand the risk of perennial ryegrass staggers and how it can affect grazing animals.

19 September 2025

Our cereal aphid monitoring activity, weather-based management tool and pest control guidance can keep you one step ahead of yield-robbing BYDV.

4 September 2025

A pioneering AHDB-funded initiative will test whether growing a mixture of varieties can deliver better milling wheat crops.

23 September 2025

Ellie Dearlove examines whether natural enemies can really make a difference to disease control in cereal crops.

7 August 2025

An update from Strategic Cereal Farm East, where learning from successes and failures underpins the management direction.

26 August 2025

We have awarded a £821,755 contract to researchers to deliver independent fungicide efficacy data for key diseases of wheat, barley and oilseed rape.

15 August 2025

Learn about the pathogen’s life cycle to target management interventions.

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