A parched spring has left UK crops under stress, with key cereals already showing signs of reduced yield and farmers bracing ...

A critical yellow rust resistance gene widely used in winter wheat has been rendered ineffective by newly evolved strains of ...

A major resistance gene used to protect winter wheat from yellow rust disease has been overcome by evolving strains of the pathogen, according to findings from the Agriculture and Horticulture ...

The UK could be hit with a beer shortage ... one of its three worst since records began in 1983. A harvest of about 10-12million tons of wheat is expected, and 18 percent down on last year.

Wheat imports totalled 1.45m tonnes during the first five months of the season, with merchants and millers keen to get hold of supplies following an exceptionally small UK harvest last year.

Figures from Defra show the 2024 English wheat harvest was down 22% on 2023 ... It is clear that climate change is the biggest threat to UK food security Tom Lancaster, ECIU Now, with some ...

UK production this year is going to be as low ... "I don't think it'll be a complete disaster," he says of the wheat harvest to come. "Pricing is down which is a bit worrying with all the inputs ...

Since March, here in the UK, maize usage for animal feed has been picking up due to its relative price against other cereals and for May usage was up 12% on the year. The US winter wheat harvest is ...