Strong T2 treatments needed to control increasing septoria risk
Reports are coming in thick and fast from across the UK of significant levels of disease in wheat crops, with septoria lesions rapidly building in...
Cultural tactics and accurate spraying vital against wild oats
Wild oats, of which there are two species, are one of the most competitive grass weeds, with just one plant per square metre able to reduce winter...
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...
Unique PTZ formulation enhances cereal disease control
The unique formulation of ADAMA’s prothioconazole based fungicides delivers improved control of a range of stem-base, foliar and ear diseases...
Slug control… choosing the most effective bait
While commercial molluscicides are currently limited to just one active ingredient, ferric phosphate, not all slug pellets are created equally,...
Brome control in OSR
If you’ve read our recent blog on how to control brome in cereals, you’ll know that what was once a weed confined to headlands and field margins...
Rising temperature sparks warning to scout for seed weevil
With air temperatures slowly, and at last, starting to settle into a slightly warmer pattern, growers should be on the lookout for the arrival of...
How to maximise the efficacy of fungicide programmes with the inclusion of ARIZONA (500g/l folpet)
As a result of the winter’s wet conditions, there’s already a significant amount of disease present in those cereals which were drilled early. If...
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...