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...
Rising temperature sparks warning to scout for seed weevil
With air temperatures slowly, and at last, starting to settle into a slightly warmer pattern, growers should be on the lookout for the arrival of...
Powering up slug control: the importance of mould resistance
While commercial molluscicides are currently limited to just one active ingredient, ferric phosphate, not all slug pellets are created equally,...
In memory of Dan
We are all shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic loss our friend and colleague, Dan Macdonald, who died in an accident at the end of August...
Unseasonably warm weather prompts cereal aphid warning
With soaring October temperatures prompting new migrations of cereal aphids, there’s an increased risk of new crops being exposed to Barley Yellow...
Protection for Spring Barley in a shortened season
As a result of the wet spring, many crops of spring barley weren’t sown until late into the typical drilling window, with some remaining undrilled...
Pellet application… calibration is crucial
To ensure slug pellets are applied accurately and to achieve the optimum number of baiting points (40-50 pellets per m2), all spreading equipment...
Maximising sugar beet weed control with post-emergence treatments
For sugar beet crops which didn’t receive a pre-emergence herbicide treatment – either due to the wet conditions which have prevented travelling,...
Using GOLTIX TITAN in ALS resistant sugar beet
As reported at the BBRO’s BeetTech24 conference, the adoption of ALS resistant sugar beet has revealed that some of the more common broad-leaved...
New Product Manager boosts ADAMA's Herbicide team
ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK Ltd. has appointed Stephen Beal as its new product manager for herbicides and plant growth regulators.