Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice her Department gives to farmers on increasing yields of barley, wheat and oil-seed rape; and if she will make a statement.

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Cereals and Oilseeds makes available a wide range of advice and information to farmers. This includes general guides on growing cereals and oilseeds to improve crop performance as well as advice on managing disease, weed, pests, nutrients and soil. The information is based on the results from AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds research programme and is regularly updated to ensure that the latest practical agronomic information is available to growers.