Content related to the topic: crops-grassland

19 September 2025

BYDV management resources for winter cereals

Our cereal aphid monitoring activity, weather-based management tool and pest control guidance can keep you one step ahead of yield-robbing BYDV.

10 December 2025

Bedfordshire: Cover crop connections

On-farm meeting to learn about opportunities and practical management for grazing cover crops in an arable system

4 September 2025

New project seeds wheat variety blend use in the UK

A pioneering AHDB-funded initiative will test whether growing a mixture of varieties can deliver better milling wheat crops.

29 August 2025

Wheat bulb fly risk and how to manage it

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.

4 November 2025

Dundee: Cover crops that work: Lessons from a Scottish field

Join us for an informative morning focused on the benefits of using cover crops in a Scottish farming system.

27 August 2025

OSR monitoring part of new CSFB project

Cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) migration monitoring will take place at a network of sites across England this autumn.

23 January 2026

More potential cases of glyphosate resistance in Italian rye-grass

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.

6 March 2026

Keeping grass in the diet during drought

Piers Badnell, consultant at Pasture to Profit, shares his advice on keeping grass in the diet during drought conditions.

23 September 2025

Are there any natural enemies of cereal diseases, such as ergot?

Ellie Dearlove examines whether natural enemies can really make a difference to disease control in cereal crops.

26 August 2025

AHDB fungicide performance data secured for the next three years

We have awarded a £821,755 contract to researchers to deliver independent fungicide efficacy data for key diseases of wheat, barley and oilseed rape.

24 September 2025

First harvest report of 2025 off to earliest start in 19 years

Long dry spells in the spring and recent hot temperatures mean that harvest is off to the fastest start since at least 2006.

15 August 2025

The life cycle of ergot and its impact on cereals and grasses

Learn about the pathogen’s life cycle to target management interventions.