These figures, from the British Hay and Straw Merchants' Association, show average merchant buying prices in £/tonne (ex-farm) for hay, barley straw and wheat straw in Great Britain. Prices for big ...

The main economic loss from yellow rust is in wheat. The disease does occur in barley but it is rare due to effective varietal resistance. The disease is most important in the East, although infection ...

The benefits of this include being able to instantly submit your returns and view your previously submitted returns all in one secure location. The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order ...

Profitable farming requires continued development and use of a wide range of skills. Good nutrient management is an important aspect of this and can contribute to business efficiency and reduce ...

Global Dairy Trade (GDT) events take place twice a month, trading dairy commodity ingredients. Here you will find key results from the latest event.

There have been 233 cases of bluetongue in Great Britain in the 2025 bluetongue season (since July 2025). The location of all premises in Great Britain where one or more animals have tested positive ...

Please note that prime sheep are new season lambs (male and female clean sheep from this year’s crop) or old season lambs (male and female clean sheep from last year’s crop) sometimes referred to as ...

Profitable farming requires continued development and use of a wide range of skills. Good nutrient management is an important aspect of this and can contribute to business efficiency and reduce ...

Exports of British dairy products were worth almost £1.9 billion in 2022. Exports are an important part of the UK dairy market, with many businesses operating detailed long-term export strategies to ...

We have launched (1 December 2025) the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2026/27. The latest edition of the variety guidance for farmers and agronomists includes a ...

A rotational grazing system is essential for efficient grass-based beef production. There is significant scope for more farms to exploit its benefits. Rotational grazing works on the basic principle ...

Earthworms engineer the soil environment, help with carbon cycling, improve water infiltration and plant productivity, and are an important food source for native birds. They are also a biological ...