Varieties

6 September 2021

Researchers working to combat this devastating pest of oilseed rape have received a fresh injection of funds.

26 January 2026

Find out more about the benefits of livestock manures for arable systems.

19 January 2024

Find out the benefits of pig production and how outdoor pigs can fit into the arable rotation.

19 August 2025

There are many ways grass can be used within the arable rotation. Read about the types of grass ley and the benefits for black-grass control.

4 August 2021

New genetic information, tools and lines will provide a valuable boost for barley breeders.

16 July 2021

Specific weight (SW) is one of the longest-standing ways of judging cereal grain quality.

10 November 2025

If you grow cereals or oilseed rape and use the harvested seed to establish a subsequent crop, it is called farm-saved seed (FSS)

26 January 2026

Paul Gosling looks at the latest phase of the variety-trialling project.

26 January 2026

Our Strategic Cereal Farms put cutting-edge research and innovation into practice on commercial farms around the UK.

2 July 2021

Paul Gosling, who leads the RL at AHDB, takes a look at the developing picture.

30 June 2021

Some quality characteristics, such as nitrogen concentration, specific weight and screenings, are highly heritable in barley.

29 June 2021

Some quality characteristics, such as protein concentration, specific weight, Hagberg Falling Number (HFN), are highly heritable in wheat.

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