New account and agronomy manager for Scotland
ADAMA has appointed Alistair Eccles to the new position of Key Account and Agronomy Manager for Scotland.
Survey highlights the importance of safeguarding beneficials as a key pest control strategy
A recent survey, which shows that two-thirds of oilseed rape growers in the UK aren’t happy with the level of insect control being achieved on...
Cultural tactics and accurate spraying essential for effective wild oat control
Growers throughout the UK must adopt a range of chemical and non-chemical strategies to protect cereals from the increasingly problematic threat...
Folpet: the essential multi-site fungicide
With mounting resistance to single-site SDHI, azole and strobilurin chemistries making the effective control of wheat and barley diseases...
Season One Show Four: 2018 Season Finale
Date: 09/11/18
Location: Sherwood Farm, Oxon
Show notes: In our final show for the year, our Technical Specialists, David Roberts (...
Throwing the kitchen sink at OSR weed control
With the forward rapeseed market showing little, if any, sign of decline, once crops have the weather conditions to enable establishment, they are...
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...
Wild oat control in cereals
Wild oats are one of the UK’s most competitive grassweeds, with just 1 plant/m2 capable of reducing cereal yields by as much as 1%.
Kickstart wheat disease control with an early fungicide
This year’s wet, and predominantly mild, winter has resulted in plenty of disease pressure, especially in those wheat crops which were drilled...
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...