Cereals News

With wetter planting windows the new norm, a change in machinery can be the difference between getting seed in the ground or not.

As regenerative agriculture and no-till farming continue to gain momentum, British farmers are looking for machinery that ticks many boxes: exceptional seed placement, versatility in variable weather conditions, promotion of optimal soil health, maximisation of efficiency and affordability. 

Despite the ongoing wet conditions across much of Britain in 2024/2025, farmers can overcome the challenging drilling situation with the right tools.

When RAGT launched Europe’s first winter wheat variety with BYDV resistance five years ago, Kent farmer Richard Budd believed the trait could be a potential game changer when it comes to early drilling.

Monmouthshire contractor MRI Whistance has shared why he chose a Kverneland f-drill front tank with a Rotago F power harrow drill combination in search of improved flexibility and more output. 

Following an overall smaller cereal harvest in 2024, the UK has a greater reliance on imported grain in the 2024/25 marketing year, according to the latest research by AHDB. 

Cereals Event 2025 is returning to a popular Lincolnshire location, showcasing 400 exhibitors and more than 200 live demonstrations, two days of seminar programmes and several hundred individual crop plots on display.

Amazone explains how its range of drills can offer significant flexibility, from just a single drill.

Farmers and agronomists said that a stacked schedule and tough decisions are their key priorities for early spring work, a survey by crop protection manufacturer UPL has revealed.

Innovative new cereal fungicide RevyPro from BASF will be available in spring 2025.

With winter wheat at a wide range of growth stages coming out of winter, extra care will be needed to manage crop development and disease pressure this spring, agronomy firm Farmacy warns.

J&S Hay farmers and contractors who farm 230 acres of their own farm and 320 rented acres in Birsay, Orkney, have purchased a second Mecmar mobile drier to increase the drying capacity of their heritage Bere barley, and certified seed barley, freeing up time previously spent monitoring grain drying.