The latest BCMS figures record the GB milking herd at 1.60 million head, as of the 1 July 2025. This is down 0.6% on the previous year, driven by the decline in the under 4 years of age categories.

The total number of BTV-3 cases in Great Britain for the 2025/2026 vector season (since July 2025) is 37; all cases have been in England. The risk of transmission via infected midges is now considered ...

A good nutrient management plan provides a foundation for in-season management and can highlight ways to improve your approach. A plan can also demonstrate compliance with nutrient regulations and ...

AHDB estimates overall organic milk production from a weekly survey of the largest milk buyers. The volumes are scaled up based on other available data. Figures are collected every week from dairies ...

The milk to feed price ratio (MFPR) shows the value of milk compared with the cost of purchased feed. Feed costs account for around 70% of variable costs. The MFPR gives an indication of inputs costs ...

*Insufficient sample to produce robust figure. This does not indicate no usage and/or production. Totals may not match the sum of individual items due to rounding. The summary tables above present a ...

Deadweight prices are for w/e 06 September and cover GB. Liveweight prices are for w/e 07 September and cover England & Wales (E&W). Cattle prices eased back across the board, as numbers lifted. Sheep ...

This harvest has been extremely challenging for many growers, with considerable variability in yields across the country, within regions and even farms. Even where yields have been above expectations, ...

We have launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2025/26. The latest edition of the variety guidance for farmers includes several eye-catching additions that ...

Sign up to receive the Weekly Market Report and Grain Market Daily from AHDB. Earlier today, Defra released the final estimates for 2024 UK cereal and oilseed ...

AHDB’s Recommended Lists, which gives levy payers the opportunity to compare varieties on an independent, consistent and fair basis, was ranked as the most important work that we fund. To test which ...

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