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.
Tackling ryegrass
With an increasing number of growers and agronomists reporting difficulties in terms of controlling rye-grass infestations, we look at the current...
Wild oat control in cereals
Although the window for the practical control of wild oats is rapidly coming to a close, it’s not too late for a suitable herbicide treatment to...
ADAMA IN ACTION
An invitation to visit our cereal disease demonstration sites
Season Two Show Three: Autumn Breeze and Falling Leaves
Date: 02/10/19
Location: Charnwood House, Lincolnshire
Show notes: David Roberts (ADAMA’s Herbicide Technical Specialists) and Will...
Season Two Show Three: Autumn Breeze and Falling Leaves
Date: 02/10/19
Location: Charnwood House, Amber Hill, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 3RQ
Show notes: David Roberts (ADAMA’s Herbicide...
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...
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...
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,...
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...