Arable
Defra publishes 2024 UK grain and OSR production figures
The Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the official UK grain and oilseed rape (OSR)...
Oilseed rape
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...
N.Ireland
Grain and oilseeds harvest 2024 comes to an end in UK
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that the UK’s 2024 grain and oilseeds harvest is now...
N.Ireland
Further declines in European harvest yields predicted
Projected harvest yields at European level have been revised downwards for almost all combinable crops with weather extremes cited as...
N.Ireland
Drilling of winter oilseed rape to get underway next week
With ground conditions reasonably good, the drilling of winter oilseed rape crops is expected to get underway next week. Aiding...
N.Ireland
Winter OSR and barley harvest almost wrapped up in NI
The winter oilseed rape (OSR) and barley harvest is almost completed across most of Northern Ireland, according to Christopher Gill,...
N.Ireland
Winter oilseed rape: A new season begins
The census figures confirm that the area of winter oilseed rape (OSR) harvested in 2024 was approximately 5,000ha lower than...
N.Ireland
UK crop performance levels remain extremely varied
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a wide variation in UK crop performance levels. This is the...
N.Ireland
Winter crop conditions see improvement across UK – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that winter crop conditions remain poor across the UK on a...
N.Ireland
Tillage: AHDB survey results reveal downfalls in key areas
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the results of its Planting and Variety Survey. For England,...
Arable
'Dramatic decline' in cereals and oilseed rape planted this year - AHDB
There has been a “dramatic decline” in cereals and oilseed rape planted in Great Britain this year, down 5% in...
Arable
Arable production may fall by 4 million tonnes this year due to weather
Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has estimated that the production of wheat, barley, oats and oilseed...
Arable
Study: Sensors could give early warning of beetles in oilseed rape
Hi-tech optical sensors in fields could provide an effective means of monitoring beetle numbers arriving in oilseed rape fields, according...
N.Ireland
Latest AHDB crop update reveals troubling figures
The latest UK crop update from the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) paints a very downbeat perspective regarding the...
Arable
Research: Azole fungicides less effective against some disease
Azole fungicides are becoming less effective in the fight against phoma leaf spot and stem canker in crops of oilseed...
Arable
Study: Companion plants can reduce pest damage in OSR
The presence of cereal volunteers or companion plants with oilseed rape (OSR) could lead to a marked reduction in damage...
Agri-Business
AHDB: New Recommended Lists of cereals varieties
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published the online edition of its Recommended Lists (RL) of cereal...
Arable
Tillage: Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial
Getting the early agronomy of winter crops right is crucial a recent tillage conference heard. Seedtech director, Dr. Tim O’Donovan,...
