Tackling wild oats
Wild oats are one of the UK’s most competitive grass weeds, with one plant per square metre holding the potential to reduce winter cereal yields...
Tackling ryegrass
With an increasing number of growers and agronomists reporting difficulties in terms of controlling rye-grass infestations, we look at the current...
Powering up wheat disease control with folpet
As part of our ongoing research into how and when ARIZONA (500g/L folpet) can help to improve disease control in winter wheat, Andy Bailey, ADAMA’...
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...
Powerful weed control in winter barley and rye
As the UK bathes in the glory of an Indian summer and the last few hectares of this year’s elongated harvest are brought in, we turn our attention...
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...
Powering up slug control…get ready for battle
There’s no getting away from the fact that the wet winter, soggy spring and unsettled summer conditions have allowed slug populations to boom in...
Harvest Predictions 2024 - North East England
There’s certainly more black-grass present this season compared to previous years, largely due to the season’s tricky conditions which have also...
Start early to stay ahead of diseases
With the seasons no longer easy to predict and unfavourable weather conditions seemingly never more than a few days away, it pays to ensure...
Look beyond the can to maximise wild oat control
Growers should adopt an integrated approach to wild oat control this spring, with chemical and cultural control methods used in tandem to reduce...