Cleaning up with OSR harvest management

Oilseed rape growers have been advised to make the most of pre-harvest glyphosate in controlling grass weeds this season as well as improving the timeliness and efficiency of their oilseed

Trio of reasons why targeted T3 sprays maximise yield potential

A well-timed T3 ear wash spray could hold the key to helping wheat crops fulfil yield potential in what has been a roller-coaster season for many.

Blight programmes in sharp focus as growers attempt to unlock yield potential

Potato experts are advocating robust blight programmes after challenging spring planting conditions.

Lincs farm spray application meetings to target improvement in pre-em results

Lincolnshire farmers and growers have the opportunity to learn how to get the best from their pre-emergence herbicide applications, with a series of spray application meetings dedicated to achieving better

Industry unites to promote glyphosate stewardship

Key independent bodies and industry companies in the UK have joined forces to promote best practice to help ensure the continued availability and efficacy of glyphosate-based herbicide products. The European

Free placebo pellets to enable growers to calibrate their spreaders

With the 2018 ‘slug pellet season’ rapidly approaching, Adama says that it is once again providing free placebo pellets to enable growers to calibrate their spreaders without the need to

Malting barley additions offer steps forward for growers

Up-and-coming malting barley varieties, Craft and Fairing, have been promoted to Full Approval on the newly-released Malting Barley Committee (MBC) Approved List for harvest 2019. This is excellent news and

What to do if you want to use less fluazinam

With the discovery of the fluazinam tolerant strain 37_A2 in UK potatoes last year, this will mean a rethink of blight control programmes, says Dr Reuben Morris, Crop Production Specialist

Beware of another ‘perfect storm’ for BYDV

Spring cereals across much of the UK could again be at high risk from Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) infection, agronomy firm Hutchinsons warns. Late drilling due to poor weather

Poppy powerless to resist new herbicide

A new broad-leaved herbicide deigned to overcome the growing threat of resistant populations of poppy in UK cereal fields has been unveiled by Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont.

Fine-tune flag leaf sprays

Wheat growers should be prepared to make changes to their T2 applications if spray schedules have been disrupted by the cold, wet spring. With septoria levels already higher than expected

‘ArableAware’ crop protection podcast episode two goes live

Adama has released the second episode of its podcast aimed at providing UK arable farmers and agronomists with the latest crop protection news and advice. Episode Two of the ‘ArableAware’

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