Industry Intelligence

With flufenacet facing withdrawal in the EU and rising herbicide costs, growers are urged to explore alternatives while rethinking weed control strategies for autumn 2025. We offer some alternative herbicide options to flufenacet with a cost comparison in this article.

Home-saving seed can cut costs, but testing and treatment are key—especially with diseases like bunt and fusarium still a risk. Guidance on adjusting seed rates for dry soils and late drilling is discussed in this article, along with a quick guide on diseases and suitable products to manage them.

Our Agronomy Club this month focused on harvest updates from the AHDB and within Ceres, cultivation strategies going into September, seed rates/diseases and home-saved seed, pre-emergence considerations and upcoming grant funding deadlines including notes on CS declarations. The session then allowed for discussions between members on relatable topics and concerns. This is the fourth of a series of monthly Agronomy Clubs, held on the third Thursday of every month for Ceres Research members.

UPDATE AS OF 22/08/25: Following the news of glyphosate resistance reported in the UK earlier this year in January, 10 more Italian rye-grass samples from 8 farms were tested by […]

Thinking about benchmarking your business? Start with clarity and consistency.
From choosing what matters most to your farm, to ensuring fair comparisons and understanding the full context behind the numbers—benchmarking is more than just data. Our top ten takeaways show how a focused approach and the right tools (like those in your Ceres Research Membership) can turn performance tracking into strategic progress.

Explore how benchmarking and KPIs can drive continuous improvement in farming. Tim and Louise outline practical methods for assessing financial, physical, and economic performance, highlight tools available through your Ceres Research Membership to facilitate benchmarking, and caution against common pitfalls.

The UK Government recently launched a call for evidence to explore how the private sector can play a greater role in nature recovery. This initiative sought views on two key […]

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.

As we move through 2025, Ceres Research continues to make significant strides in agricultural research and knowledge exchange. Since January, we have been actively involved in various projects, conferences, and […]