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.
Getting to grips with Groundsel
With wheat drilling underway and some crops already well into the emergence and establishment phase, the ability to control common broad-leaved...
Tackling ryegrass
With an increasing number of growers and agronomists reporting difficulties in terms of controlling rye-grass infestations, we look at the current...
T2: the timing for wheat disease control
As the T2 spray timing for wheat crops rapidly approaches, our attention is focused on ensuring crops receive adequate protection to keep the top...
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
Maximising spring barley protection at T2
With the warmer weather helping crops to progress rapidly through their growth stages, spring barleys are quickly approaching the T2 window – a...
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...
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...
Harvest Predictions 2024 - Scotland
Scotland still enjoys the enviable position that black-grass still doesn’t pose a significant risk. It is present on a few farms, but it is still...