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...
Controlling volunteers in OSR
Controlling cereal volunteers in oilseed rape is an ongoing challenge in most rotations, especially in situations when drilling is delayed: their...
Use Spring Herbicides With Alternative Modes of Action To Limit ALS Resistance
Growers should protect spring sown cereals by adopting alternative herbicides instead of relying on any one single mode of action. That is the...
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...
Throwing the kitchen sink at OSR weed control
With the forward rapeseed market showing little, if any, sign of decline, once crops have the weather conditions to enable establishment, they are...
Look beyond the can to maximise wild oat control
Growers should adopt an integrated approach to wild oat control this spring, with chemical and cultural control methods used in tandem to reduce...
Power-up black-grass control with a stack of herbicide actives
After last year’s wet autumn wreaked havoc on drilling schedules, a greater percentage of arable growers are predicted to drill early this year....
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...
Season One Show One: A Snowy Start
Date: 05/03/2018
Location: Strawson Ltd, Newark
Show Notes: We are extremely excited to launch our very first podcast show, A Snowy...
Combatting seed weevils and diseases
With oilseed rape in flower and temperatures on the rise, seed weevils will soon begin to migrate into crops. If and when thresholds are...