Combatting seed weevils and diseases
With oilseed rape in flower and temperatures on the rise, seed weevils will soon begin to migrate into crops. If and when thresholds are...
Protecting OSR with pre-emergence herbicide applications
Pre-emergence herbicide applications are still the most effective way of getting weed control off to the best possible start in new oilseed rape...
Tackling ryegrass
With an increasing number of growers and agronomists reporting difficulties in terms of controlling rye-grass infestations, we look at the current...
Power-up sugar beet weed control to protect investment in crops
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...
New cropping year, new challenges
It’s that time of year when everyone in the arable sector is starting to get ready for the new spraying season. Therefore, as has become customary...
Pellet application… timing is critical
To maximise molluscicide efficacy, slug pellets should be applied when weather conditions are favourable, and only after slug populations have...
Time to check your wild oats
With cereal crops rapidly marching towards maturity, now is the ideal time to identify which (if any) species of wild oats might be contaminating...
Don’t forget the folpet at T1
T1 is a key spray timing for the control of septoria in wheat as it is at this stage in proceedings that growers have the opportunity to lay down...
Unique prothioconazole formulation boosts disease control at T3
ADAMA’s prothioconazole fungicide, SORATEL, uses a unique formulation to offer improved disease control at T3.
Crop conditions and yield predictions…
With the majority of crop protection programmes complete, or almost complete, ADAMA’s regional agronomy managers provide a summary of how crops...