Harvest Predictions 2024 - East of England
Black-grass control has been a bit hit and miss in the eastern half of the UK this year. Where pre-emergence and/or post-emergence herbicides were...
Post-emergence weed control in winter wheat
Where wheat drilling hasn’t been too badly hampered by the recent spell of exceptionally wet weather, many crops will have received a pre-...
T1: the key timing for wheat disease control
With the T1 spray timing for wheat looming large on the horizon, it’s the ideal time to discuss how best to minimise the impact that diseases such...
Season Three Show One: Future-proofing cereal disease control
Date: 16/11/20
Location: Zoom
Show notes: This online episode is based around Multi-Site Inhibitors and in particular, Folpet. The...
Powering up ryegrass control
With ryegrass becoming increasingly problematic due to a developing herbicide resistance issue, growers will need to use cultural and chemical...
Use Spring Herbicides With Alternative Modes of Action To Limit ALS Resistance
Growers should protect spring sown cereals by adopting alternative herbicides instead of relying on any one single mode of action. That is the...
Be clear of crop protection rules to avoid falling foul of the transition from winter to spring
With arable growers in the UK rushing to make up for lost drilling time, it’s easy to forget that 31st January marks the last official day of the...
Be clear of crop protection rules to avoid falling foul of the transition from winter to spring
With arable growers in the UK rushing to make up for lost drilling time, it’s easy to forget that 31st January marks the last official day of the...
Season One Show Three: The hottest summer for years
Date: 13/09/18
Location: Home Farm, Swaffham
Show notes: Our Technical Specialists, David Roberts (Herbicides) and Andy Bailey (...
Powering up slug control: pellet timing and baiting point density are critical
To maximise the efficacy of molluscicides, slug pellets should only be applied when pest populations have reached threshold, and only when weather...