Cultivation is any mechanical act to prepare the soil to establish and grow crops. It is an essential feature of many crop production systems. There are 10 key soil factors that need to be considered ...

Sign up to receive the Weekly Market Report and Grain Market Daily from AHDB. Earlier today, Defra released the final estimates for 2024 UK cereal and oilseed ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) fell £1.90/t yesterday, closing at £186.70/t. The Nov-25 contract ended the session at £189.00/t, down £0.40/t over the same period. Domestic wheat futures were down ...

Prime cattle slaughter rose 17% in October from the previous month, with price and demand high. Irish imports remained strong in September, supported by competitively priced supply Despite strong ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £186.00/t yesterday, rising £1.65/t from Wednesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract also gained £1.65/t over the same period, to close at £188.00/t. Russia’s ...

Big improvements have been seen in somatic cell count and mastitis rates, many of which are attributable to improved dairy cow genetics. But there’s lots more progress to be made, according to AHDB, ...

A reminder that a change to the requirements for farms permitted under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) means that, from January 2025, all permitted pig and poultry farms need to ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) ended yesterday’s session at £188.60/t, up £1.25/t from Friday’s close. The Nov-25 contract was up £0.95/t over the same period, to close at £189.40/t. Domestic wheat ...

GB milk production for the 2024/25 season is forecast to reach 12.43 bn litres, 0.9% more than the previous milk year, according to our December forecast update This milk year has been divided into ...

The GB milking herd totalled 1.64 million head as of October 2024, the lowest October number recorded, and a 0.9% decrease compared to the same month the previous year. The GB herd total came to 2.55 ...

UK feed wheat futures edged back yesterday following falls in Chicago futures prices. But a dip in the strength of sterling against both the euro and US dollar helped limited losses. UK feed wheat ...

Worldwide production of beef has been high in 2024, coupled with strong demand from key players in the global market. We take a look at the factors influencing beef markets in key countries through ...