Arable
There was a sharp (12%) year-on-year fall in the area of barley for harvest 2026 in Great Britain (GB), according to AHDB.
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board has confirmed a general decline in the condition of combinable crops in the UK.
There is strong evidence that plant active sulphur should be included in all crop and grassland fertiliser programmes.
Grass
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has just published a technical update reviewing how clover yields in grass swards can be optimised.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a slight strengthening in global wheat markets over recent days.
Crop scientists at Rothamsted Research have found that an olive oil extract slows the processes by which insecticide resistance builds up.
N.Ireland
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has launched its 2026/2027 recommended lists of cereals and oilseeds online.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board is projecting almost 30% increase in the UK’s planted area of oilseed rape for 2025/2026
The Scottish government has published its first production estimates for Harvest 2025, covering barley, wheat, oats, and oilseed rape
The Department of Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the initial grain...
Defra has confirmed that the total area dedicated to cereals in England has risen by 1.4% over the past 12 months
UK wheat and oat harvests are now into their ‘closing stages’ at 92% and 89% complete, according to a new report
The further we get into the summer, the warmer temperatures will become, and the higher the risk of pest problems and diseases among crops.
Oilseed rape is regarded as a ‘go-to’ break crop within Irish tillage rotations. But like many other brassicas, it can attract numerous pests.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published its latest cereal and...
The Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the official UK...
There are strong indications that the UK’s wheat area, overall, for 2025 will increase relative to the year previous. But it’s a very...
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that the UK’s 2024...
