Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

2 January 2025

Farm business

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26 July 2021

Identification and management of flies and sawflies in field crops

Flies (Diptera) are the most numerous insects found on farmland.

26 April 2024

Market Report - 26 July 2021

Markets ended last week slightly lower as the weather outlook for the US improved. China also cancelled 160Kt of US maize exports for the 2020/21 season, which ends on 31 August for maize.

21 June 2024

Carbon trading vs offsetting

The difference between carbon trading and carbon offsetting

20 May 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions: agriculture

There are lots of facts and figures relating to the carbon footprint of food and farming. AHDB data analysts breakdown what they mean and why they are different.

23 July 2021

Supply picture still uncertain despite global harvests advancing: Grain market daily

Global grain harvests are slowly gaining momentum, but there’s still little clarity on total supplies for this season.

20 August 2024

Horizon blog: What CAP reform means for EU farmers

After three years of negotiations, the EU institutions reached an agreement last month on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

2 August 2021

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for agriculture and horticulture businesses

Find out what Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is and how can it be used to improve your business.

28 October 2024

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – making use of production data

Which KPIs support an effective business and how can they be used to increase productivity?

24 April 2024

Analyst’s Insight: Harvest 2022 gross margins – is rapeseed going to make a comeback?

As 2021/22 harvest begins, many growers are making, or have already made, cropping decisions for 2022/23.

7 March 2025

How could payments to arable farmers change from 2022?

A simple look at the difference between Sustainable Farming Incentive payments plus reduced Direct Payments (2022-2024) and 2020 payment levels.

23 July 2021

Prices of goods rise, but not for food

ONS shows that in June price rises were at their highest level for nearly three years. So what does this mean for the food industry?