During prolonged periods of hot weather, it is important to be aware of heat stress in livestock and the effect it can have. Here are some useful resources to help you spot the signs of heat stress in ...

In January 2025, CropCast featured strategic cereal farmer David Aglen and Professor Fiona Burnett (SRUC applied plant pathologist), who discussed the latest results from AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm ...

Stay updated with the latest regional grass and quality data, including predictions from AFBI’s 7–10 day grass growth model. Get expert recommendations to optimise pasture management and maximise ...

Calculate how much it will cost to vaccinate your livestock against bluetongue virus and how much it could save you using our interactive calculators. Bluetongue is a notifiable animal disease. If you ...

What is Great British Beef Week? The nationwide campaign celebrates the exceptional taste of British beef, while highlighting the hard work and dedication of the farmers who produce it. This year, ...

Johne's disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is a chronic, contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract that primarily affects cattle, but is seen in other ruminant species, and rabbits.

Our Climate Change Adaptation report has found warmer, drier weather, more extreme rainfall and increased flooding means farming must start adapting to climate change now to lessen its impact as well ...

During January 2025, sales of meat-free products decreased, continuing the trend seen over the past three years (Kantar, 4 w/e 26 January 2025). This was driven by a fall in vegetable-based product ...

We first published RB209 in 2017 in seven sections, following a technical review of its content in 2016. Since then, it has been annually updated, based on evidence provided by research commissioned ...

Harvesting of cereals and oilseeds is now complete for all farmers in our survey across the UK. Anecdotally, there may be some small areas of pulses left to be cut outside of this survey. This report ...

The Excel-based tool uses soil analysis results for core soil health indicators and compares them to typical ranges for UK soil types and climate regions (benchmarks). Soil structure – using VESS ...

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