Content related to the topic: crops-grassland

10 December 2025

Bedfordshire: Cover crop connections

On-farm meeting to learn about opportunities and practical management for grazing cover crops in an arable system

4 September 2025

New project seeds wheat variety blend use in the UK

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

29 August 2025

Wheat bulb fly risk and how to manage it

Wheat bulb fly can exploit bare ground after harvest. Ellie Dearlove examines the potential impact on pest risk this year and an integrated pest management approach to help mitigate it.

4 November 2025

Dundee: Cover crops that work: Lessons from a Scottish field

Join us for an informative morning focused on the benefits of using cover crops in a Scottish farming system.

27 August 2025

OSR monitoring part of new CSFB project

Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) migration monitoring will take place at a network of sites across England this autumn.

23 January 2026

More potential cases of glyphosate resistance in Italian rye-grass

The Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) has identified more populations of Italian rye-grass in the UK that may be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate.

6 March 2026

Keeping grass in the diet during drought

Piers Badnell, consultant at Pasture to Profit, shares his advice on keeping grass in the diet during drought conditions.

23 September 2025

Are there any natural enemies of cereal diseases, such as ergot?

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

12 August 2025

How we decide which RL trials make the cut

How we decide which trial plots make the grade and an update on our winter wheat on trial site in Norfolk.

8 August 2025

Cereal disease management: Your ergot questions answered

Kristina Grenz provides answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about ergot management in cereals.

7 August 2025

Human vs machine: The quest for BYDV monitoring accuracy in cereals

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

4 August 2025

New AHDB project to boost weed competitiveness in sustainable farming

This new project investigates crop physiology traits in winter wheat that enhance weed competitiveness in low-input and organic farming systems.