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...
Perfect storm warning for BYDV infections in spring barley
The mild and wet conditions which have dominated the first three months of 2024 could culminate in a perfect storm for BYDV (barley yellow dwarf...
Perfect storm warning for BYDV infections in spring barley
The mild and wet conditions which have dominated the first three months of 2024 could culminate in a perfect storm for BYDV (barley yellow dwarf...
Perfect storm warning for BYDV infections in spring barley
The mild and wet conditions which have dominated the first few months of the year could culminate in a perfect storm for BYDV (barley yellow dwarf...
Early drilled cereals at higher risk to BYDV infection
With arable growers predicted to favour early drilling this autumn – to avoid wet conditions which prevented a lot of last year’s winter crops...
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...
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...
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...
Protecting OSR with pre-emergence herbicide applications
Pre-emergence herbicide applications are still the most effective way of getting weed control off to the best possible start in new oilseed rape...
Mind the gap: use a pre-emergence herbicide to let OSR steal a march on early season weeds
With rapeseed prices remaining high – at least in the short to medium term – it will pay growers who are intending to drill a crop (if and when...