Weeds

19 September 2018

An annual review of the catalogue of research and knowledge exchange activity across the sector looking specifically at recent developments.

21 August 2025

This web page hosts the latest guidance from the Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG).

5 June 2025

Glyphosate products may be used pre-harvest on a range of crops to control weeds, aid harvesting and help protect grain quality (particularly in wet harvests) and food safety. This publication outlines stewardship measures to maximise product efficacy and minimise crop residues.

19 March 2025

Find information on arable rotation in livestock – forage crops, cover crops and more.

3 June 2019

AHDB and BBRO have issued a joint call for a review of weed management in UK cropping systems

7 January 2025

Key independent bodies and industry companies in the UK have joined forces to promote best practice to help ensure the continued availability and efficacy of glyphosate-based herbicide products

3 June 2019

AHDB has issued late-spring guidance for the management of fast-moving cereal crops

25 June 2018

Northern Ireland’s farmers flocked to the launch of AHDB’s new Monitor Farm

28 April 2025

See the signs of defects and impurities in stored cereal (wheat and barley). This poster shows examples of physical damage, disease, pests, screenings and weed seeds.

30 January 2025

Italian rye-grass is a weed of autumn-sown crops and is more competitive than black-grass.

30 April 2025

This definitive guide to arable weeds in the UK contains full colour photographs for identification plus information on life cycles, location, biology and management

8 February 2023

Relying solely on herbicides for control of black-grass is not sustainable in the long term because of increasing resistance. This publication provides information on non-chemical control.

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