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...
Protecting each new leaf: wheat treatments at T1.5
For most UK growers, the first half of spring 2023 has been a frustratingly wet affair, with the damp conditions complementing the winter’s mild...
New account and agronomy manager for Scotland
ADAMA has appointed Alistair Eccles to the new position of Key Account and Agronomy Manager for Scotland.
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...
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...
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...
Product update removes varietal restrictions
ADAMA has announced that its unique triple-active herbicide, TOWER, has had an upgrade making it suitable for use on all currently available...
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...
Powering up early season weed control in wheat
With the drilling window for winter wheat just around the corner, it’s the ideal time to consider how best to maximise the efficacy of pre-...