Industry Intelligence

This month’s digest covers near-final SFI 2026, Capital Grants 2026, Water Screening opportunities, Government announcement on fuel, sugar beet growers emergency authorisation, guidance on EU trade agreement, BNG tax information. Latest innovations, a Market Snapshot and key reports including Arable Economics and Fertilise Use in England.

Each month, we update you on fuel prices which relate to our industry in order to help you benchmark and forecast your costs. This information is part of our endeavour to ensure we support you, our members, in the effective day-to-day running of your rural businesses.

Each month, Ceres works with manufacturers and distributors to provide up to date information on this seasons pricing. Click though to access the latest Ceres Chemical list. Ceres Best Buy Members only.

This month marks the launch of the Ceres Innovation Group, a joint initiative between Ceres Research and Ceres Rural, focused on identifying, testing, and rolling out new ways of working in agronomy and […]

With rain forecast into next week, there’s still potential for crops to utilise late-applied N - if there’s enough moisture to move it into the rooting zone. We’ve pulled together a quick insight on how much rain different fertiliser types need to become available based on anecdotal evidence.

This month's Agronomy Club covered yield and quality expectations for harvest 2026; late nitrogen applications, innovative foliar N products and milling wheat considerations; T3 fungicide strategy; pyrethroids, aphids and risk over the coming weeks; and harvest 2027 gross margins for future crop rotation planning.

Ceres Research is pleased to be partnering in a newly awarded Innovate UK ADOPT project: Technical Benchmarking for Improved Farm Performance. We will be working alongside Agronomy Research Circle, Assimila, […]

This month’s digest covers FETF extension dates, Environmental Stewardship and CS revenue claims, BNG updates, various funding opportunities across the country and a reminder of The Renters Rights Act. Latest innovations, a Market Snapshot and key reports including updates to the Spring 2026 Farm Business Survey Intelligence Report, and statistics on Farm Business Management Practices in England 24/25 are also shared.

Each month, we update you on fuel prices which relate to our industry in order to help you benchmark and forecast your costs. This information is part of our endeavour to ensure we support you, our members, in the effective day-to-day running of your rural businesses.