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Latest drought articles
27 April 2023
Experts have urged water companies and individuals to focus on preserving water now to get ahead of future dry spells, after the country experienced contrasting weather bouts over the past couple of months.
13 July 2022
Top tips for managing beef and sheep grazing during dry weather
16 June 2022
Heat stress impacts on growth rates, farrowing rates, and litter sizes. Is your stockman prepared to avoid it?
5 May 2021
Forward planning is critical for Chris and Sarah Berry from Exeter who are aiming to increase output and reduce costs. After recently taking on full-time management of Higher Thornton Farm in Devon, Chris is aiming to improve their resilience to dry weather through diverse swards and grazing management
12 August 2020
Extreme weather can quickly affect soil conditions and crops. During periods of drought or prolonged rainfall famers and growers often ask AHDB how they should be managing their soils.
16 June 2020
In response to the continued dry weather through May, the EU’s Crop Monitoring (MARS) service has further downgraded its forecasts for UK crop yields, including spring barley.
28 May 2020
The continued lack of significant rainfall in the UK has raised concerns for the quality of the quality of the planted crop.
22 May 2020
In the latest ADAS Crop Condition report, 26% of winter wheat is rated ‘very poor’ or ‘poor’, this is a considerably large increase from last year when it was 5%.
22 May 2020
An article looking at how you can manage prolonged dry conditions on - farm.
21 May 2020
The closure of the food service industry for almost two months now has reduced demand for meat and grain products. The impact of coronavirus on meat and dairy production will likely translate to a fall in demand for feed grains.
21 May 2020
Useful advice to help livestock farmers, deal with, or plan for, water supply disruption.
24 July 2019
Our water resources specialist has provided some advice to help businesses in areas affected by water use restrictions.
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