Multiple herbicide actives required to power-up brome control
With brome infestations becoming more widespread, and ALS resistance confirmed in UK populations, cereal growers will need to use a selection of...
Powering up slug control… get ready for battle
With the dry weather which dominated the early summer months behind us and replaced by an ongoing period of less settled weather, our attention...
Powering-up post-emergence weed control in OSR
For those oilseed rape crops that have established well and are developing nicely, an early post-emergence herbicide treatment will help to...
Effective weed control gives sugar beet a head start
A sequenced herbicide programme which includes a range of different active ingredients is the best strategy when it comes to reducing weed...
Powering up ryegrass control
With ryegrass becoming increasingly problematic due to a developing herbicide resistance issue, growers will need to use cultural and chemical...
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...
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,...
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...
MAVRIK®: the safer way to control grain aphids
With temperatures rising across the UK, so too is the threat posed to cereal crops by pests such as grain aphids. The Rothamsted insect survey is...
Protecting OSR with pre-emergence herbicide applications
With time marching quickly onwards, it won’t be many weeks until the first oilseed rape of the new cropping cycle is being drilled.
With...