RSK ADAS Ltd services

Over-reliance on a much smaller range of herbicide modes of action has led to an increased risk of herbicide resistance developing to any given active. In the UK there are now four main grass weeds and three broadleaved weeds affected by herbicide resistance. At ADAS, we have over 30 years experience with testing herbicide resistance in these weeds. We offer both standard and bespoke grass weed herbicide testing for black-grass, Italian ryegrass, wild oats, and brome. A standard test costs £240.

YEN Nutrition offers Grain Analyses with Benchmarking for accurate nutrient management across the farm. Use YEN Nutrition to: identify fertiliser overuse, show potential savings, diagnose deficiencies. Benchmarking compares across farms, fields, crops, and years to improve future decision-making for every nutrient in all grain crops.

Helping you to make informed decisions about your farm business. Please note, the Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) ended in March 2025. We can no longer offer free one-to-one farm business support under the FFRF programme. ADAS is home to over 50 farm business consultants with experience in delivering practical business solution across England and Wales. Our detailed knowledge of all types of farming systems means we can offer non-biased advice about the development of your agricultural business. This might mean a change of direction, succession planning or a change in farm management, or improving the efficiency of a current system.

Farming Connect is an all-Wales service for farming families which provides farm businesses with a range of services tailored to a particular need. The advice offered is independent, bespoke and confidential. To benefit from all that’s on offer, you will need to register for the programme. Individuals registered for the previous programme will need to re-register. To register please visit the Farming Connect website.

ADAS provides consultancy services to farmers, levy bodies, government and their agencies and corporate companies on all aspects of livestock management from conception to consumption.

ADAS Farming Association membership provides independent strategic technical support to help you improve farm productivity. We put current research into perspective and offer clear guidance on forthcoming agronomy decisions for our members. We also cover non-agronomy topics such as biofuels, waste regulations etc.

The livestock industry continues to face challenging times and new opportunities, so it is vital that decision-making is based on robust, reliable data.  The scale and quality of the ADAS animal facilities are second to none.  With access to ADAS-controlled research facilities in England and Wales, and by working in close collaboration with other research organisations and universities, ADAS is able to offer a comprehensive range of research and authoritative data analysis services to government and corporate clients.