Environment
Pioneering environmental baselining pilot gets underway
The first measurements of a pioneering environmental baselining pilot for agriculture start this month, with 170 farms from across England,...
AHDB
N.Ireland
Planting updates for GB: Winter wheat, barley and oats
According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), winter wheat drilling is almost complete in England, Scotland and Wales. The...
Arable
AHDB publishes crop progress report for UK
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published its latest crop progress report for England, Scotland and Wales. The...
Pig/Poultry
Chinese market for UK pork exports set to expand - AHDB
The UK pork industry is set to benefit from a surge in demand for its pork exports with the newly...
Arable
AHDB: Larger barley crop expected in UK
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is estimating the total availability of barley in the UK this season at...
Arable
AHDB publishes early UK balance sheet for wheat
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published an early UK balance sheet for wheat 2024/2025. The second...
Arable
AHDB publishes early UK balance sheet for wheat
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published an early UK balance sheet for wheat 2024/2025. The second...
N.Ireland
Projected supply and demand estimates for 2024/2025 UK cereals
The first official UK supply and demand estimates for UK cereals, covering the 2024/2025 season, have been published. Compiled by the Agricultural...
Arable
Short-term strengthening of grain prices to be expected – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is expecting grain prices to strengthen over the next fortnight. Where wheat is...
Beef
AHDB: Halal meat accounts for 30% of UK lamb sales
New research from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed...
Agri-Business
Lower levels of beef and sheep production forecast for UK
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain by 2030. The work...
N.Ireland
AHDB: UK’s wheat area set to increase in 2025
There are strong indications that the UK’s wheat area, overall, for 2025 will increase relative to the year previous. But...
Arable
Residual potato levy reserves to fund 7 industry projects
The potato sector is to benefit from the delivery of seven industry projects funded by residual levy reserves, after a...
N.Ireland
AHDB seeks new chair to support levy payers
A successor is being sought to replace the current chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), with Nicholas...
Pig/Poultry
Long-standing servant to pig industry wins 2024 David Black Award
Howard Revell has won the 2024 David Black Award in recognition of his long-standing efforts to help improve welfare of...
Arable
AHDB publishes its 2024 Cereal Quality Survey
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published its Cereal Quality Survey for 2024. The wheat and barley sample...
N.Ireland
AHDB hosts its 2024 Grain Market Outlook briefing
This week has seen the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) hosting its 2024 Grain Market Outlook (GMO) briefing. The...
N.Ireland
Changing weather patterns continue to impact on grain futures
Improvements in weather patterns across the world’s most important grain producing regions is impacting on the tone of future markets...
