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...
Quality counts… choosing the right slug bait
While commercial molluscicides are currently limited to just one active ingredient, ferric phosphate, not all slug pellets are created equally,...
Regional Focus
RAM June Update
Pellet palatability promotes persistent performance
While commercial molluscicides are currently limited to just one active ingredient, ferric phosphate, not all slug pellets are created equally,...
Multi-site fungicide provides reliable return on investment
New field trials carried out by ADAMA have shown that the inclusion of the multi-site fungicide folpet in spring spray programmes contributes to...
Better ryegrass control with multiple actives
Along with the ever-present threat of blackgrass out-competing combinable crops, many growers are also facing an uphill struggle in the fight...
Harvest Predictions 2024
With the 2024 harvest rushing towards us at what seems to be an unfeasible pace, we get another in-season update from our regional agronomists and...
Powering up the performance of prothioconazole at T3
Prothioconazole is widely used against a range of cereal and oilseed rape diseases, but not all brands of this generic active ingredient are...
Early drilled cereals at higher risk to BYDV infection
With arable growers predicted to favour early drilling this autumn – to avoid wet conditions which prevented a lot of last year’s winter crops...
Maximising sugar beet weed control with post-emergence treatments
For sugar beet crops which didn’t receive a pre-emergence herbicide treatment – either due to the wet conditions which have prevented travelling,...