Safeguarding beneficials to control seed weevils in OSR
With oilseed rape prices close to £800/t, it pays to ensure crops are adequately protected from insect damage. One way to safeguard against pests...
Post-emergence protection protocols
With wheat drilling well underway in many parts of the country, Dr Bill Lankford, ADAMA’s herbicide technical specialist, turns his attention to...
Safeguarding beneficials to control cereal pests
With cereal prices remaining buoyant, it pays to ensure crops are adequately protected against the damage caused by the influx of pests such as...
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...
Product update removes varietal restrictions
ADAMA has announced that its unique triple-active herbicide, TOWER, has had an upgrade making it suitable for use on all currently available...
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...
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%.