Survey gives 2020 vision into wheat disease woes
Controlling the UK’s number one wheat disease of Septoria; the loss of multi-site fungicide chlorothalonil;…
Browsing: Cereals
Untapped genetic potential means wheat yields only 60% of what they could be, shows study
European wheat harvests could be increased by more than 5 tonnes a hectare according to…
Naked oats growers wanted in East Midlands
Farmers in the East Midlands looking to widen rotations and increase spring cropping areas are…
Soft wheat, LG Skyscraper remains at the top of the AHDB 2020-21 Recommended List after another promising season.
“LG Skyscraper has continued to demonstrate its ability to perform across a wide range of situations…
New varieties improve output and rotational resilience
A new winter wheat, a spring wheat, one new winter barley, a spring oat and…
Variety hat-trick on new Recommended Lists continues breeder tradition
A hat-trick of new Syngenta cereal varieties added to the new AHDB Recommended Lists (RLs)…
New RL offers stronger choice for cereal and oilseed rape growers
The AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL), launched today (2 December 2019), offers…
Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions
Continued wet weather prolonging this autumn’s planting season means UK growers intend to plant 1.65…
Spring crop trials bring a boost to black-grass battle
Spring barley offers a much more competitive option than spring wheat for reducing black-grass numbers…
Lessons from harvest 2019 – yield survey results
Strutt & Parker’s 2019 annual Harvest Yields Survey offers valuable insight into the performance of…