Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

26 January 2026

Improving integrated pest management (IPM) of aphid BYDV vectors (PhD)

This project investigates the potential use of aphid trap crops and the volatile chemicals associated with preferred hosts of BYDV vectors.

5 November 2025

Wheat germplasm for enhanced competition against black-grass (PhD)

This studentship will establish a system to test the competitiveness of wheat against black-grass under controlled conditions.

11 February 2026

Crop disease glossary: A to Z of technical terms

Unleash your inner pathologist (learn to talk the language)

28 September 2020

An update on post-Brexit trade deals

In this article we take a look at how continuity deals have developed in the last 12 months and how the release of the new UK Global Tariff (UKGT) has affected these developments.

23 May 2022

Wealthier wheat - Targeting top 25% conventional winter feed wheat performance

Attention to detail is king, yield is the prince

11 February 2026

Farmbench - Making financial sense of growing oilseed rape

Take a look at the financial performance of combinable crops over the last 4 years

12 February 2024

Farmbench - Top of the crops

Take a look at the financial performance of combinable crops over the last 4 years

25 September 2020

GB harvest 2020 nears completion: Grain market daily

Harvesting in England is drawing to a close and in Scotland there is about 10% of the wheat and spring barley area left to harvest.

29 September 2025

Phoma leaf spot forecast

When use is necessary, a well-timed fungicide is an important part of control

24 September 2020

2019/20 – the unbalanced balance sheets: Analyst's Insight

The final balance sheets for the 2019/20 season were published today, which include a ‘residual’ for wheat, barley, maize and oats. While a certain amount of imbalance is to be expected, the 2019/20 final balance sheets shows a substantial residual for all cereals, driven largely by wheat.

23 September 2020

What is the UK impact from Black Sea dryness? Grain Market Daily

The maize harvest in Ukraine is underway, though question marks for achievable production figures have developed in recent weeks. Below average soil moisture levels have been a common occurrence this season not just for Ukraine but for the Black Sea region as a whole.

23 January 2026

How to identify wheat bulb fly in cereals

Assess pest pressure to determine the best management response