Ramularia control in barley
With ramularia displaying increased insensitivity to azole and SDHI chemistries, plus confirmed resistance to strobilurins, UK growers must...
Good soil health key for retaining herbicides
Growers are being urged not to be complacent when it comes to metazachlor and quinmerac usage this autumn, and to adopt good soil management...
Tackling ryegrass
With an increasing number of growers and agronomists reporting difficulties in terms of controlling rye-grass infestations, we look at the current...
Power-up sugar beet weed control to protect investment in crops
With sugar beet prices up significantly compared to last year – by as much as 50% where growers are willing to commit to producing a crop in 2023...
Pellet application… timing is critical
To maximise molluscicide efficacy, slug pellets should be applied when weather conditions are favourable, and only after slug populations have...
Don’t forget the folpet at T1
T1 is a key spray timing for the control of septoria in wheat as it is at this stage in proceedings that growers have the opportunity to lay down...
Unique prothioconazole formulation boosts disease control at T3
ADAMA’s prothioconazole fungicide, SORATEL, uses a unique formulation to offer improved disease control at T3.
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...
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...