Diseases

25 September 2024

Learn about the key contaminants and how you can help direct levy investment in this area.

28 August 2024

Get the latest picture from the variety trials for cereals and oilseeds.

23 August 2024

The latest oilseed rape resistance data could help farmers manage this soilborne disease.

8 November 2024

We visited some cereal trials with relatively high levels of ergot, find out what we saw and how to manage disease risks.

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.

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.

4 July 2024

A blog about wheat brown rust and how you can help us monitor changes to cereal pathogen populations

2 July 2024

It is important to understand how to limit the total dose of fungicides without compromising crop disease control.

2 July 2024

Tell us which viewing options you prefer to help us develop a new digital tool for the RL

29 August 2024

Change across the whole variety-selection pipeline may be needed to develop more sustainable cereal and oilseed crops

16 May 2024

The relative performance of key fungicides against brown rust is revealed by our trials.

1 December 2025

Oilseed rape recommended and candidate lists

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