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...
Pellet application… preparation is key
To ensure slug pellets are applied accurately and to achieve the optimum number of baiting points (45 pellets per m2 when applied at 5kg/ha), all...
Power-up disease control to protect cereal returns
Despite a recent dip in cereal prices, the value of 2023’s harvest is predicted to remain relatively buoyant compared to previous years. It will...
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,...
Tackling ryegrass
With an increasing number of growers and agronomists reporting difficulties in terms of controlling rye-grass infestations, we look at the current...
Optimising ramularia control at T2 in spring barley
T2 treatments on spring-sown barley crops must be robust and well-timed to keep rapidly developing crops clean and green.
Slug watch… getting ready for action
With Autumn on the horizon, our attention turns to minimising the impact that slug damage can have on young crops.
Unseasonably warm weather prompts cereal aphid warning
With soaring October temperatures prompting new migrations of cereal aphids, there’s an increased risk of new crops being exposed to Barley Yellow...
Getting to grips with Groundsel
With wheat drilling underway and some crops already well into the emergence and establishment phase, the ability to control common broad-leaved...