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, ...

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 ...

Global sheep meat production in 2024 has experienced notable shifts, driven by changing flock sizes and evolving demand from major markets. We explore the factors shaping sheep meat trade across key ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

GB milk deliveries are estimated to have totalled 1,018 million litres in November 2024, a substantial rise of 4.4% compared to the wet November 2023. Daily deliveries averaged 34.0 million litres per ...

Note: The April 2024 data has been revised, now showing a higher figure. In our latest survey of milk buyers, it is estimated that there were 7,200 dairy producers in GB as of October 2024. A small ...

The first measurements of a pioneering environmental baselining pilot for agriculture start this month, with 170 farms from across England, Scotland and Wales chosen to take part. The project, which ...

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, ...