Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

22 June 2022

Improving crop immunity to foliar diseases by exploitation of the ubiquitin system (AHDB/BBSRC net-zero partnership)

Better understanding immune responses in commercial crops, with a focus on barley

21 June 2022

Optimising agronomic and biological inputs for oilseed rape production (AHDB/BBSRC net-zero partnership)

The use of models to identify ways to reduce inputs and maintain profitability.

21 June 2022

Reducing crop disease risk through residue management (AHDB/BBSRC net-zero partnership)

Investigating the role earthworms play in crop disease regulation

21 June 2022

Automatic monitoring of nocturnal crop pest activity: developing a prototype tool for vine weevil (AHDB/BBSRC net-zero partnership)

Is it possible to train machines to recognise hard-to-spot pests, such as vine weevil?

23 June 2022

Use of chitinous biowaste streams as soil health amendments (AHDB/BBSRC net-zero partnership)

Can waste from shellfish, black soldier flies and mushroom compost be used to develop soil health amendments?

21 June 2022

Available soil phosphate test kit field trials (AHDB/BBSRC net-zero partnership)

A low-cost, rapid soil phosphate test kit to help inform nutrient management planning

21 January 2022

Chicago soyabeans are jumping: Grain market daily

The Chicago May-22 soyabean contract had its biggest jump of the season yesterday, up $12.40/t to $527.04/t (£387.05/t), boosting rapeseed prices.

21 January 2022

PhD investigates the ‘hare’ (wheat) and the ‘tortoise’ (black-grass)

Student Jed Clark has designed experiments to examine what gives some crops the power to fight back against black-grass.

1 March 2022

Why Black Sea tensions matter for wheat: Analyst’s Insight

Political tensions in the Black Sea are a big part of why wheat prices have bounced in the past few days. The tensions matter as both Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of wheat.

19 January 2022

Feed demand shifts as prices rise: Grain market daily

Last week saw the release of updated GB animal feed production numbers (to Nov-21). Focusing on the four main cereals, (wheat, barley, oats, and maize) animal feed usage season to date (Jul-Nov) is up 2% year-on-year at 2.16Mt.

18 January 2022

Support for rapeseed from tight soyabean global balance: Grain market daily

After the USDA world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE) released last week, the global soyabean balance looks very tight. This tight picture can be expected to support the wider oilseed complex, including rapeseed prices, this season.

19 October 2022

Partnership announces ten new innovative research projects

Ten new projects announced by AHDB and BBSRC