Harvest Results – 26th September
27th September 2016
Harvest Results are now available from 18 AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) spring barley trials.
Increase in field bean and combining pea areas
23rd September 2016
A significant 5% increase in the 2016 field bean area, plus a substantial 18% increase in the combining pea area in the Defra June Survey, underlines the fact that the
Hit black-grass hard in OSR
22nd September 2016
With such high levels of black-grass in oilseed rape crops this autumn, growers are being advised to use the most effective herbicides in sequence to get on top of the
Surveys suggest Clearfield could take 15 per cent of 2017 OSR area
21st September 2016
Views on the value of Clearfield herbicide tolerant technology have been sought from farmers and agronomists in two surveys conducted by BASF. “According to the 47 independent agronomists interviewed, 11%
Harvest Results – 19th September
20th September 2016
Harvest Results for a further five AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials were reported on the 19th September, as well as some spring barley results.
It’s critical to take care using metaldehyde-based slug pellets
20th September 2016
Wet weather this summer in many parts of the UK has led to large slug populations and means growers need to be extra vigilant in monitoring crops for damage from
Harvest Results – 13th September
15th September 2016
Harvest results for a further five AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials, across four locations, are reported, in addition to spring barley results.
Added bonus for grass weed control
15th September 2016
Certis’ straight flufenacet herbicides, Sunfire and System 50 have been granted an Extension Authorisation for Minor Use (EAMU) on rye and triticale, for the control of black-grass and annual meadow
Oilseed rape performs despite hard growing season
13th September 2016
Oilseed rape has had a difficult year, with yields down across the board – but there are still advantages to growing it, as one grower in Cambridgeshire reveals. Philip Hart
Don’t let crop nutrition be an afterthought
13th September 2016
As harvest comes to the end, growers are turning their attention to decisions on rotations, seed varieties, and crop establishment. Some will already be discussing crop protection plans for the
Timely sprays to protect emerging OSR
13th September 2016
Most oilseed rape growers have opted for earlier sowing this season, in an effort to get crops up and away ahead of flea beetle damage. Warm soils has certainly helped
Cereal growers asked to report unexpected aphid control failures
9th September 2016
Cereal growers are being asked to safeguard the efficacy of aphicides by reporting control failures and sending off aphid samples for resistance analysis. The request forms part of a UK
