Bluetongue is a notifiable animal disease. If you suspect it you must report it immediately by calling the Defra Rural Services Helpline on 03000 200 301. In Wales, contact 0300 303 8268. In Scotland, ...

Recent review findings will help the AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) maintain its independent position as the standard for nutrient management guidance. Amanda Bennett discusses the priorities ...

In the fourth quarter of 2024, calf registrations to dairy dams in GB totalled 314,000 head according to the latest BCMS data. This is a decline of 46,000 (12.7%) head compared to the same period in ...

GB milk deliveries are estimated to have totalled 956 million litres in February, with an average of 34 million litres per day. Due to the leap year, February 2024 contained an extra day, so we will ...

The Government has announced that applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are now closed. As of March 2025, over 50,000 farm businesses have joined these schemes, reportedly covering ...

As he reaches his first 12 months in post, Graham Wilkinson reflects on AHDB's achievements over the past year and its aspirations for the future.

How to account for nutrients in cover crops is the subject of a new desk study funded by AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds and three water companies (Anglian Water, Southern Water and Wessex Water). The ...

Agriculture is becoming more vulnerable to the UK’s changing climate and increasingly unpredictable seasons.

Farmers are being urged to assess their own businesses and identify actions they could take to reduce the impact of climate change in a new report. Our Climate Change Adaptation report assesses the ...

RamCompare, the UK’s national progeny testing initiative, is seeking new commercial farms across England and Wales to join the project. RamCompare host farms provide around 300 commercial ewes of a ...

We recently switched on our sclerotinia infection risk tool for the 2025 season. Georgia Hassell explains how it can help target fungicide sprays to manage this oilseed rape disease. The recent ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) dropped to a new low yesterday, falling by £2.90/t to close at £177.50/t. The new crop contract (Nov-25) reached a six-week low, ending at £191.70/t, down £2.05/t ...