Powering up ryegrass control
With ryegrass becoming increasingly problematic due to a developing herbicide resistance issue, growers will need to use cultural and chemical...
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...
Powering up slug control: the importance of mould resistance
While commercial molluscicides are currently limited to just one active ingredient, ferric phosphate, not all slug pellets are created equally,...
Saddle Gall Midge Warning
Growers in hotspots known to be susceptible to saddle gall midge infestations should be on the lookout for the first emergences over the coming...
MAVRIK®: the safer way to control grain aphids
With temperatures rising across the UK, so too is the threat posed to cereal crops by pests such as grain aphids. The Rothamsted insect survey is...
Protecting OSR with pre-emergence herbicide applications
With time marching quickly onwards, it won’t be many weeks until the first oilseed rape of the new cropping cycle is being drilled.
With...
Wild oat control in cereals
Wild oats are one of the UK’s most competitive grassweeds, with just 1 plant/m2 capable of reducing cereal yields by as much as 1%.
Powering-Up sugar beet weed control
With sugar beet prices up significantly compared to last year – by as much as 50% where growers are willing to commit to producing a crop in 2023...
Pellet application… calibration is crucial
To ensure slug pellets are applied accurately and to achieve the optimum number of baiting points (40-50 pellets per m2), all spreading equipment...
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-...