A new cropping cycle, another set of new challenges
As happens so often in farming, the start of the new cropping cycle has been dominated by unprecedented issues for all those involved in...
Autumn 2023 weed control... A look ahead from ADAMA's agronomy team
With the arable harvest underway – in between the showers, downpours, and thunderstorms – our regional agronomy team share their thoughts for the...
Safeguarding beneficials to control late season OSR pests
Although the value of current oilseed rape crops has fallen in recent months, it still pays to ensure crop yield and quality is properly protected...
Wild oat control… this season’s hot TOPIK
In addition to the use of cultural controls to reduce wild oat infestations, an appropriate herbicide should be used to spray off the worst...
Start early to stay ahead of diseases
With the seasons no longer easy to predict and unfavourable weather conditions seemingly never more than a few days away, it pays to ensure...
Winning the post-emergence weed battle in sugar beet
Sugar beet growers are increasingly looking at the use of pre-emergence treatments to kick-start their weed control programmes, with active...
Protecting rye and barley with pre- and post-emergence herbicides
With planning for next season’s cropping options well underway, Bill Lankford, ADAMA’s herbicide technical specialist, explains why the precise...
New account and agronomy manager for Scotland
ADAMA has appointed Alistair Eccles to the new position of Key Account and Agronomy Manager for Scotland.
Taming wild oats with TOPIK
TOPIK (240 g/L clodinafop-propargyl and 60 g/L cloquintocet-mexyl) provides good control of wild oats in cereals and can also be used to control...
Powering up weed control with propaquizafop
Despite the promise of spring being just around the corner, temperatures across the UK have yet to stabilise into a pattern of reliably warmer...