Diseases
8 July 2025
A comprehensive review of ergot management evidence has strengthened guidance to help UK farmers reduce disease pressure, limit crop infection and keep clean grain clean.
26 June 2025
Multispecies and clover-based swards are gaining recognition for their high animal feed value, strong seasonal growth and positive impact on livestock health.
25 June 2025
Read our hands-on guidance to help livestock farmers tackle the challenges of dry conditions.
26 June 2025
Effective grazing management is essential for maintaining the productivity, resilience, and biodiversity of multispecies swards
18 August 2025
To keep your multispecies sward balanced, diverse and productive, it is important to prevent any one species from becoming too dominant.
29 May 2025
A major disease resistance gene has been unpicked by the pathogen that causes yellow rust in winter wheat, following reports of unusual levels of the foliar disease in many winter wheat varieties during spring.
2 June 2025
We have switched on the mycotoxin rainfall risk tool for cereals for another season.
29 May 2025
Get an update on our winter wheat on trial site in Norfolk, including observations of unusual levels of yellow rust.
17 June 2025
See plot demonstrations and discuss pests, weeds and diseases with technical updates and experts on hand.
2 May 2025
The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) needs wheat leaf samples with unusual levels of rust.
8 April 2025
Discover how dry conditions influence sclerotinia infection risks in winter oilseed rape.
14 April 2025
Unusual early observations of yellow rust on several winter wheat varieties in some RL trials mean farmers will need to monitor crops more closely this season.
