Be vigilant to keep BYDV in check
Following the loss of neonicotinoid seed treatments, cereal growers must change the way they control barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), with...
Spring is in the air… time to ‘Power-Up’ your crop protection
With temperatures tentatively climbing and crops, weeds and diseases starting to wake from their winter slumber, we are once again launching our...
MAVRIK: Safeguarding beneficials whilst controlling grain aphids
With temperatures rising across the UK, so too is the threat posed to cereal crops by pests such as grain aphids. Regular crop inspections will...
September 2022 RAM Video Round-Up
Our Regional Agronomy Managers give us an update on the state of the industry from around the country.
Fighting back against ALS resistance in sugar beet
With resistance to ALS inhibitor herbicides confirmed in a range of common broad-leaved weeds (in particular poppies, chickweed and, to a lesser...
T2: the optimum time to protect against ramularia
Even though conditions have remained largely dry in recent weeks, and the majority of winter barley crops look relatively clean, it is still...
Crowd control in OSR
Volunteer cereals present a significant problem in many crops, but are particularly troublesome when oilseed rape drilling is delayed: their large...
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...
Combatting the cold to boost weed control
With overnight temperatures still regularly dipping below freezing, and daytime temperatures struggling to break into double figures, any thoughts...
Slug control… choosing the most effective bait
While commercial molluscicides are currently limited to just one active ingredient, ferric phosphate, not all slug pellets are created equally,...