Arable
AHDB: End in sight for UK Harvest 2025
The Agricultural and Horticultural Board (AHDB) is confirming that UK Harvest 2025 is almost wrapped up in most regions. Considerable...
Arable
N.Ireland
Project to test potential yield from blending wheat varieties in field
A new AHDB-funded initiative will test whether growing a mixture of wheat varieties together can deliver better milling crops. The...
N.Ireland
Is demand for precision chopped Spanish straw growing?
Increasing numbers of livestock farmers across the island of Ireland now include precision chopped Spanish straw in the diets fed...
Arable
Defra: Total area dedicated to cereals in England rose in 2025
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the total area dedicated to cereals in England...
Arable
Maize yields to take a hit across many parts of Europe
The European Commission is reporting that hot and dry weather across southern and eastern Europe will severely affect maize yields...
Arable
NI forage maize growers expecting earliest harvest in living memory
There is now an almost universal expectation that forage maize crops in Northern Ireland will be harvested in about a...
Arable
Absence of BYDV ‘reflected in the yields’ for Northern Ireland harvest 2025
The lack of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) infection within winter cereal crops has been as a major boost to...
Arable
Harvest 2025 on the Ards Peninsula delivers high yields
Arable farmers on the Ards Peninsula of Co Down have recorded high yields of both winter wheat and winter barley...
Arable
‘Extreme variability’ in UK harvest 2025 yields – AHDB
UK wheat and oat harvests are now into their ‘closing stages’ at 92% and 89% complete, according to a new...
N.Ireland
Potato markets reportedly reflecting drop in consumer demand
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is reporting that potato markets remain under pressure on the back of slowing consumer demand....
Arable
High global maize yield forecasts putting pressure on grain markets
There is now every possibility that global maize production could reach record heights in 2025. And the US is leading...
Arable
The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), sulphur is an essential nutrient for all plants and animals. But, as its...
Arable
AHDB: UK crop production costs look set to rise in 2026
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting a rise in crop production costs in the UK during 2026....
Arable
Winter oilseed rape 2025/2026: Don’t forget the challenge posed by club root
There is a growing expectation that winter oilseed rape planting levels will increase appreciably in 2025/2026, reflecting the success of...
Arable
AHDB reviews yellow rust resistance ratings
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has carried out a ‘root and branch’ review of yellow rust resistance ratings...
N.Ireland
Second wheat yields averaging 3.5t/ac in Northern Ireland
Growers in Northern Ireland are confirming second wheat yields in the region of 3.5t/ac at around 16% moisture. Merchants accepting...
N.Ireland
Winter oilseed rape planting season about to get underway
Seedtech is confirming that the first of the new season’s winter oilseed rape crops will be planted out over the...
Rural Life
Fire crews and farmers tackle combine blaze in Suffolk
Fire crews were alerted to a serious machinery fire involving a combine harvester in the Suffolk area of England over...
