Wheat
29 August 2025
Wheat bulb fly can exploit bare ground after harvest. Ellie Dearlove examines the potential impact on pest risk this year and an integrated pest management approach to help mitigate it.
23 January 2026
The Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) has identified more populations of Italian rye-grass in the UK that may be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate.
23 September 2025
Ellie Dearlove examines whether natural enemies can really make a difference to disease control in cereal crops.
8 August 2025
Kristina Grenz provides answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about ergot management in cereals.
7 August 2025
An update from Strategic Cereal Farm East, where learning from successes and failures underpins the management direction.
28 July 2025
We published our second harvest report of 2025 on 25 July.
26 August 2025
We have awarded a £821,755 contract to researchers to deliver independent fungicide efficacy data for key diseases of wheat, barley and oilseed rape.
21 July 2025
Kristina Grenz discusses options to tackle ergot in contaminated grain at harvest.
16 July 2025
An update on a review of the nutrient uptake and release patterns of cover crops.
24 September 2025
Long dry spells in the spring and recent hot temperatures mean that harvest is off to the fastest start since at least 2006.
5 August 2025
Ellie Dearlove investigates whether biostimulants can really support crop growth and how to make sense of marketing materials.
15 August 2025
Learn about the pathogen’s life cycle to target management interventions.
