MilkGoals, which went live on Wednesday 2 July, will highlight the growing influence of women's football in inspiring girls to get active, build confidence and embrace the value of teamwork. The ...

Crop condition definitions Crop condition was assessed using the USDA approach. This classifies crops into one of five categories, from very poor through to excellent (see details below). The values ...

With tighter milk production forecast, the emerging 2025/26 season is expected to bring improved producer prices. Increased demand, both domestically and internationally is also contributing to this ...

It follows reports of unusual levels of the foliar disease in many winter wheat varieties during spring, both in Recommended Lists (RL) variety trials and commercial crops. We first rang the alarm ...

Yesterday, May-25 UK feed wheat futures gained £1.05/t from Tuesday’s close, settling at £162.05/t. The Nov-25 contract closed at £183.05/t, also up £1.05/t over the same period. A weaker sterling ...

We have partnered with Livetec Systems Ltd. to deliver a series of hands-on contingency planning workshops for African swine fever (ASF). The face-to-face sessions, run in conjunction with the NPA and ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed yesterday at £163.90/t, down £3.65/t from Tuesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract ended the session at £183.90/t, up £0.35/t over the same period Old crop domestic ...

We have indicated whether a young plant is resistant (r) or susceptible (s) to yellow rust for each variety since RL 2023/24 (although the data has been published in UKCPVS reports for much longer).

Commodity prices generally strengthened in the second half of 2024 and have continued into Q1 2025 despite the return of global milk production growth. Production in key exporting regions is expected ...

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 ...

Due to the leap year, February 2024 contained an extra day, so we will compare this year’s volumes to an equivalent of 28 days only. This results in an increase of 1.2% year on year. For this year’s ...

According to figures released by Defra last month the action covering the most land area in SFI is: “Assess soil, produce a soil management plan and test soil organic matter” (SAM1 and CSAM1), ...