Another wet start...a round up from our Regional Agronomy Managers
For the second consecutive season, we’re kick starting our spring crop protection blog on the back of another wet winter. Whilst the situation isn...
Controlling tier two weeds
As well as the constant battle to control the more prevalent weeds such as black-grass, ryegrass and annual meadow grass, arable growers also need...
Beating brome with a barrage of herbicide actives
With brome infestations becoming more widespread, and ALS resistance confirmed in UK populations, cereal growers will need to use an array of...
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...
Combat cereal weeds with class-leading pendimethalin
As grassweeds and broad-leaved weeds become more prevalent and harder to control (in part due to increased levels of resistance to many of the...
Powering up disease control at T3 with prothioconazole
With unsettled weather continuing to favour disease development, attention turns to protecting the ear. As such, the T3 fungicide timing will be...
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...
Wild oat control… this season’s hot TOPIK
In addition to the use of cultural controls to reduce wild oat infestations, an appropriate herbicide should be used to spray off the worst...
Latest trials data reinforces folpet benefits in cereal disease control
Including the multi-site fungicide ARIZONA (500g/l folpet) in combination with single site active ingredients provides an uplift in wheat and...