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...
Combat cereal weeds with class-leading pendimethalin
As grassweeds and broad-leaved weeds become more prevalent and harder to control (in part due to increased levels of resistance to many of the...
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...
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...
Season Two Show Two: Spring is in the air (along with an impressive fighter plane!)
Date: 07/05/19
Location: Grange Farm, Abbots Ripton, Nr Huntingdon
Show notes: Andy Bailey and David Roberts are in Abbots Ripton with...
Pre-emergence herbicides boost sugar beet yields
With post-emergence herbicides for sugar beet few and far between, metamitron and quinmerac-based pre-emergence applications will be crucial this...
Powering up pre-emergence weed control in winter wheat
With the winter wheat drilling window looming large on the horizon – but hopefully still at least a few weeks away for those growers with a severe...
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 winter barley protection at T2
With ramularia now included on the ARIZONA (500 g/l folpet) label for barley, growers can power up the protection of winter sown crops at the...
Go-ahead farmers seek out high quality advice
CropTec 2016 proved particularly timely this year, living up to its rapidly growing reputation as the knowledge exchange event for progressive...