Cereals & Oilseeds

Understanding and encouraging dance flies as natural enemies of field crop pests

27 July 2021

Understanding and encouraging dance flies as natural enemies of field crop pests

Dance flies are predators of aphids and midges and can be encouraged in field crops.

Biology and benefits of dung flies as natural enemies of field crop pests

27 July 2021

Biology and benefits of dung flies as natural enemies of field crop pests

Learn about dung flies and how to encourage them.

Biology of gall midges (a natural enemy of field crop pests)

27 July 2021

Biology of gall midges (a natural enemy of field crop pests)

Learn about the diversity of gall midges and how some can be used as natural enemies.

Identification and benefits of encouraging hoverflies in field crops

27 July 2021

Identification and benefits of encouraging hoverflies in field crops

Find out how to encourage hoverflies as natural enemies of field pests.

Biology and encouragement of lacewings (a natural enemy of field crop pests)

27 July 2021

Biology and encouragement of lacewings (a natural enemy of field crop pests)

Learn to identify and know the benefits of encouraging lacewings.

Sawflies, wasps, ants and bees - natural enemies of field crop pests

26 November 2025

Sawflies, wasps, ants and bees - natural enemies of field crop pests

Various Hymenoptera species are important as natural enemies of field pests.

Understanding and encouraging parasitic wasps and parasitoids in field crops

27 July 2021

Understanding and encouraging parasitic wasps and parasitoids in field crops

Find out about the identification, life cycle, benefits and how to encourage parasitic wasps and parasitoids.

Strategic Farm Summer 2021

6 July 2021

Strategic Farm Summer 2021

Get your inputs, land, cereal crops and biodiversity to work harder for you - join our summer series of interactive workshops

Soil organisms stabilise soil structure

21 November 2023

Soil organisms stabilise soil structure

Soil organisms help bind soil into stable aggregates.

The soil food web and nutrient cycling

21 November 2023

The soil food web and nutrient cycling

Soils contain a very high diversity of organisms. These soil organisms interact with one another and the chemical and physical properties of the soil to drive soil processes.

The functions of soil biology

28 April 2026

The functions of soil biology

Soil biology drives soil functions – find out more.

Oilseed rape for harvest 2022 – how could you mitigate some risk? Grain Market Daily

26 October 2023

Oilseed rape for harvest 2022 – how could you mitigate some risk? Grain Market Daily

The support in harvest 2022 oilseed rape (OSR) values could pose a significant incentive for growers to plant this crop this summer.

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