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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Use Spring Herbicides With Alternative Modes of Action To Limit ALS Resistance
Growers should protect spring sown cereals by adopting alternative herbicides instead of relying on any one single mode of action. That is the...
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...