Crops & Grassland

Cost benefit calculator for nitrogen fertiliser use on grassland

29 April 2026

Cost benefit calculator for nitrogen fertiliser use on grassland

Accounting for fertiliser and feed prices, it calculates the cost benefit of applying nitrogen to grassland.

How to improve feed quality and save money by maximising the potential of grazing grass

29 October 2021

How to improve feed quality and save money by maximising the potential of grazing grass

Scottish dairy farms can grow quality grass – and lots of it – as one Stirlingshire unit has discovered while taking part in AHDB’s Forage for Knowledge programme*. Robin Young’s Waterside Farm at Kinbuck outside Dunblane is improving feed quality and saving money by making more of grazed grass.

Meet the Forage for Knowledge Contributor - Robin Young - Spring-quality grass all year round in Stirlingshire

29 October 2021

Meet the Forage for Knowledge Contributor - Robin Young - Spring-quality grass all year round in Stirlingshire

Scottish dairy farms can grow quality grass – and lots of it – as Robin Young has discovered while taking part in Forage for Knowledge. Measuring and testing grazed grass every week for the past seven years has shown Robin that Waterside Farm in Stirlingshire not only produces 12 ME grass, but also 12 t DM/ha from its grazing paddocks.

Historic light leaf spot forecasts (harvest years 2015–21)

12 February 2024

Historic light leaf spot forecasts (harvest years 2015–21)

These static light leaf spot forecast maps provide an indication of historic disease risk in Great Britain.

Timing of liming on a grazing platform

24 September 2021

Timing of liming on a grazing platform

Liming in September is standard practice to ensure good germination of an autumn reseed. But grazing managers need to remember that calcium* is needed on the platform throughout the growing season.

Meet the Forage For Knowledge contributor - Charlie Russell

17 September 2021

Meet the Forage For Knowledge contributor - Charlie Russell

Charlie Russell is Estate Factor and Farms Manager for Glenapp – a rural business near Stranraer where one of the challenges is usually to cope with over 1,500 mm annual rainfall, and this year turned into coping with a six-week drought.

AHDB Agronomy Conference and Agronomists' Induction events

12 October 2026

AHDB Agronomy Conference and Agronomists' Induction events

Find out how we deliver AHDB agronomy information

How to identify broad-leaved weeds in arable fields

10 September 2021

How to identify broad-leaved weeds in arable fields

How to identify and manage broad-leaved weeds based on an understanding of their biology.

Developing Grass Expertise programme 2021-2022

9 September 2021

Developing Grass Expertise programme 2021-2022

The 2021-22 DGE programme aims to recruit anyone looking to develop their knowledge, skills and competence to produce and utilise grazed grass and silage to help support levy payers.

How to identify grass weeds in arable fields

9 September 2021

How to identify grass weeds in arable fields

How to identify and manage grass weeds based on an understanding of their biology.

Distribution and biology of shepherd’s-needle in the UK

20 November 2023

Distribution and biology of shepherd’s-needle in the UK

Find out how to identify and control this UK broad-leaved weed.

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