Barley

Switching to a low-carbon fertiliser programme is now on the radar of many arable growers striving to meet sustainability targets amid pressure from the wider food supply chain to reduce the carbon footprint of food production

Latest modelling modelling puts spore levels of the UK’s main wheat disease, septoria, above long-term average

AHDB survey offers latest cereals update

As dry weather continues across much of the UK, agronomists are warning barley growers that crops are likely to face greater pressure from stress-related diseases such as ramularia

Agronomists and farmers say positive signs are on the horizon despite slow markets

Farmers warned to be wary of net blotch and brown rust

Co-formulations claim to offer key protections against major cereal and oilseed rape diseases

The equivalent of 44 bottles of Scotch whisky were exported every second in 2024

Book digs deep into variety, plant health and management

Barley yellow dwarf virus is a complex disease but advances in monitoring, diagnostics and plant breeding are helping to inform its management