Cereals & Oilseeds
14 August 2025
Last Thursday, the Bank of England decided to reduce the interest rate from 4.25% to 4.00%, the lowest it has been since March 2023.
14 August 2025
As harvest progresses, and even comes to an end for some growers in the UK, focus is beginning to turn to next year’s crops. So, what changes can we expect in cost of production for harvest 2026?
13 August 2025
Overall, feed production across the industry was down (-1.4%). However, feed demand across the UK’s cattle sector rose notably (+5%) in the 2024/25 season compared to the five-year average.
26 August 2025
Unusual levels of yellow rust in some winter wheat varieties during 2025 have led to a major revision to disease resistance ratings, with large falls recorded for some widely grown varieties.
23 September 2025
Ellie Dearlove examines whether natural enemies can really make a difference to disease control in cereal crops.
12 August 2025
How we decide which trial plots make the grade and an update on our winter wheat on trial site in Norfolk.
14 August 2025
UK feed wheat futures (Nov-25) continued to fall last week, finishing at a contract low of £172.40/t on Friday and down £2.15/t (-1.2%) on the week.
8 August 2025
Kristina Grenz provides answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about ergot management in cereals.
14 August 2025
AHDB’s third harvest report of 2025 was released today, with data collected up until 06 August.
26 January 2026
This project will advance IPM approaches to tackle this critical OSR pest.
12 November 2025
Join us to hear David Jones (TMAF) share his story of his second year as a Strategic Farm host.
7 August 2025
UK oat production has seen stable growth in recent years, with the 2025/26 planted area provisionally estimated at 207 Kha, by the results of the AHDB planting and variety survey (PVS)
