A new cropping cycle, another set of new challenges
As happens so often in farming, the start of the new cropping cycle has been dominated by unprecedented issues for all those involved in...
Further evidence that folpet helps to prolong the effective life of single site fungicides
New modelling work carried out by ADAS indicates that the inclusion of the multi-site fungicide, folpet, can more than double the effective life...
Quality counts… choosing the right slug bait
While commercial molluscicides are currently limited to just one active ingredient, ferric phosphate, not all slug pellets are created equally,...
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...
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...
T1: the key timing for wheat disease control
With the T1 spray timing for wheat looming large on the horizon, it’s the ideal time to discuss how best to minimise the impact that diseases such...
Time to check your wild oats
With cereal crops rapidly marching towards maturity, now is the ideal time to identify which (if any) species of wild oats might be contaminating...
Spring 2022 round-up: around the regions with ADAMA’s agronomy team
With warmer weather hopefully not too far away, we talk to ADAMA’s regional agronomy team to find out how the spring drilling season progressed,...
Multi-site fungicide provides reliable return on investment
New field trials carried out by ADAMA have shown that the inclusion of the multi-site fungicide folpet in spring spray programmes contributes to...
Crop conditions and yield predictions…
With the majority of crop protection programmes complete, or almost complete, ADAMA’s regional agronomy managers provide a summary of how crops...