Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

13 July 2021

Analyst Insight: UK wheat balance on a knife edge for 2020/21

The wheat balance sheet is set to be the tightest in a number of decades due to a significant drop in total availability outweighing a contraction in usage.

8 November 2023

Shape the Future: FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the 2022 AHDB Shape the Future vote

13 July 2021

Analyst Insight: Pulse market brief

Understanding your rotation as whole is increasingly important. With that in mind my attention today turns to a part of the rotation that we wouldn’t typically cover, the market for pulses. Information for pulses is limited but recent data from Defra and information from PGRO and Pulses UK allows us to build a picture for harvest 2020.

22 December 2021

The wastes of Lean management

Waste is any step in a process that does not add value to the customer. There are three types of waste in Lean management, Muda, Mura and Muri, and we explore them below.

22 October 2020

Could blending wheat varieties help reduce risk on your farm?

Six AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Monitor Farm hosts in Wales and the West of England are testing out whether growing a blend of wheat varieties could have benefits for the bottom line of their farm businesses.

2 September 2025

The 5 Principles of Lean management

When the 5 Lean principles are combined into a company's processes and culture, they create Lean production, manufacturing, and operating systems. On this page, we dive into each of these in a bit more detail.

21 October 2020

WEBINAR: Plant agricultural outlook post-covid presented by Prof. David Hughes

Coronavirus or not, we are going to keep on eating and drinking.

13 July 2021

UK wheat futures enjoying global price rally: Grain Market Daily

UK futures contracts have seen increases following a price rally in global wheat prices.

21 October 2020

AHDB CEO to step down

After almost six years as CEO at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Jane King has decided that the next 12 months will be her last in the role.

21 October 2020

New PhDs set to exploit wheat genetics

PhD students hopes to solve big production challenges through better understanding the most powerful molecule in nature – DNA.

17 June 2021

The biology and control of cereal aphids

This review has been prepared by authors from the main organisations which have been involved in research

20 August 2021

Wheat markets supported by dry weather in US: Grain market daily

Yesterday’s US crop progress report from the USDA was the latest piece of information to result in gains in global grain futures prices.