Cereals News

A maize header investment paid off for Suffolk farmer James Forrest – harvest was completed faster and it reduced wear and tear on the combine. Sarah Kidby reports.

Young farmer Jon Watt spoke to Rachel Hicks about rejoining his family farming business, and the importance of making the most of every opportunity you are offered.

Flour miller Ollie Stoate knows the benefits of harnessing natural energy. The River Sturkel has been powering the site of his family’s business for over 1,000 years. Now he’s making the future even more efficient – thanks to renewable energy technology, a green grant and an innovative finance deal that may cost him nothing.

Colour sorters could be the answer for ergot contamination in your crops, according to Perry of Oakley.

Two years since gaining full approval for malt distilling use, the high-yielding spring malting barley Firefoxx, bred by Elsoms-Ackermann Barley, has been continuing its upward trajectory with recent commercial interest from maltster Muntons PLC.

The challenging 2024 season produced some unwelcome weather for growing forage maize, but it also underlined several valuable lessons, said ProCam Field Options technical lead Simon Montgomery.

Jeremy Clarkson will host the Cereals Event 2026 at the Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds. 

Syngenta and the artificial intelligence company TraitSeq are joining forces to use the full power of AI for the development of innovative, high-performance biostimulants.

Experts have just revealed that a specific gene appears to protect some fungal threats as they invade wheat. They said that disarming these defences could offer a pathway to keeping pathogens in check.

Hutchinsons national seeds manager, David Bouch, has shared his views on spring cropping variety choices for 2025.

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.