Cereals News

Spring cereals are an important part of the rotation on many farms, and are often a go-to option within grassweed control strategies or when wet conditions disrupt winter cropping plans.

Three new barley varieties from Syngenta have been added to the latest AHDB Recommended Lists. They are two new Hyvido hybrid winter feed barleys and a new spring malting barley with potential for brewing and malt distilling.

Perry of Oakley says its Savannah continuous flow grain dryer offers substantial savings in grain drying costs when paired with add-ons.

A Lincolnshire farm has marked a groundbreaking harvest this year with Merlin spring oats delivering yields of over 11 tonnes per hectare, which is more than double the national average. 

The latest Recommended List that includes an expansive new variety line-up demonstrates the real strength and depth in Elsoms Seeds breeding program, Elsoms head of agriculture Toby Reich said. 

Crop.zone has announced its latest collaboration with agricultural dealer Tuckwells, which will provide farmers across East Anglia and South East with access to crop.zone’s innovative electric crop management technology through Tuckwells‘ extensive network of 11 outlets. 

AHDB has just announced the launch of the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2025/26. 

NPZ UK offerings in the 2025 descriptive list bring a plethora of benefits to pulse growers. 

Two Syngenta malting barley varieties have been promoted on the latest Malting Barley Committee (MBC) approved list of varieties for harvest 2025.   

AHDB’s early bird survey predicts an increase in the UK wheat area for harvest 2025 of 5.4%, however, it will still remain below the 2019 to 2023 average. The country can also see the lowest oilseed rape planted area for 42 years.

With few policy makers having spent time at the coal face of farming, what is the future of UK agriculture?

Following the Malting Barley Committees’ (MBC) autumn meeting earlier this month, the winter malting barley Buccaneer from Elsoms Seeds was granted full approval for brewing use.