Oilseed rape performs despite hard growing season
13th September 2016
Oilseed rape has had a difficult year, with yields down across the board – but there are still advantages to growing it, as one grower in Cambridgeshire reveals. Philip Hart
Don’t let crop nutrition be an afterthought
13th September 2016
As harvest comes to the end, growers are turning their attention to decisions on rotations, seed varieties, and crop establishment. Some will already be discussing crop protection plans for the
Timely sprays to protect emerging OSR
13th September 2016
Most oilseed rape growers have opted for earlier sowing this season, in an effort to get crops up and away ahead of flea beetle damage. Warm soils has certainly helped
Cereal growers asked to report unexpected aphid control failures
9th September 2016
Cereal growers are being asked to safeguard the efficacy of aphicides by reporting control failures and sending off aphid samples for resistance analysis. The request forms part of a UK
Resist early drilling temptation where black-grass threatens
9th September 2016
Growers must hold-off drilling winter wheat on land affected by black-grass for at least another month or risk fire-fighting this pernicious weed for the rest of the season. That is
New CIPC rates for this season
5th September 2016
Potato farmers and contractors are being reminded of a new dose rate limit for stored potato crops this season. This change is part of the gradual annual reduction in CIPC
New rules for bait rodenticides: are you compliant?
5th September 2016
With the new rules on buying rodenticides due very shortly, AHDB is running two webinars explaining to arable farmers what they need to do. After 30 September, farmers must be
AHDB Horticulture provides vital Diamondback moth control
5th September 2016
A new 120 day EAMU (Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use) has been authorised for ‘Benevia 10OD’ for use as an insecticide on Brussels sprout, broccoli, calabrese, cabbage and cauliflower
Avadex is the starter herbicide for a black-grass programme
5th September 2016
Crop Production Specialist for Frontier Agriculture Ltd, Dr Paul Fogg, says that herbicide programmes in trials this year generally worked well, but he acknowledged that the mild and wet winter had
Early sowing of winter wheat – maximising the potential?
5th September 2016
The early sowing of wheat has possibly lost favour and indeed is frowned upon by many growers and agronomists who have moved away from this concept due to ever increasing
Harvest Results – 5th September
5th September 2016
The latest sets of harvest results have been released by AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds with an update on winter wheat and spring barley.
Harvest Results – 30th August
31st August 2016
Harvest results for the latest six AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) winter wheat trials bring the average yield to 10.70t/ha.
