Spring cropping and cereal disease advice portal goes live

Following the unmitigated wash-out of Autumn 2019 and the elevated importance of spring sown crops this year, ADAMA Agricultural Solutions UK has launched its latest online crop protection portal to help growers tackle the twin challenges of cereal disease control and how to manage the increased area of spring plantings.

Potato growers warned not to use CIPC this year

Experts are warning potato growers and buyers not to apply Chlorpropham (CIPC) at 2020 store loading, as they will face a high risk of not being able to sell the crop.

New resources to tackle major cereal diseases

AHDB has launched a suite of new resources including tools, videos, web pages and publications, in a bid to strengthen its cereal disease management guidance for 2020.

Latest trials highlight heavy land spring barley opportunities

Field-scale, heavy land trials at Agrii’s Stow Longa technology centre last season revealed spring barley yield and gross margin differences of almost 3t/ha and well over £350/ha.

Barley conference raises glass to malting opportunities

UK spring barley may be facing a big harvest in 2020, if more of it is grown due to difficulties planting winter cereals, but there are opportunities for the crop. That was the message from a malting barley conference held in Newmarket, Suffolk, recently.

Are you ready for potato seed treatment changes?

Potato growers are being urged to prepare now for changes in the potato seed treatment line-up this spring, as product choices and application options have narrowed.

Free germination tests offered for over-yeared Syngenta hybrid barley seed

Recognising the difficult planting conditions last autumn, Syngenta is offering UK growers free germination testing of undrilled 2019 seed of its hybrid winter barley varieties that are having to be carried over for planting in autumn 2020.

Use data to select optimum variety

A new free selection guide from LG Seeds will help farmers identify the most suitable maize variety and help increase the return on investment in the crop.

Potato herbicide Titus back in Corteva stable

Corteva Agriscience will be marketing the renowned post-emergence herbicide Titus in 2020, bringing the product back inside the company that developed it more than 20 years ago.

Hit mildew early in late-drilled winter wheat crops

Powdery mildew infection can be particularly severe in late-drilled winter wheat and growers may need to consider a specific fungicide at the T0 spray timing to limit its impact on yield this spring.

Corteva to launch Korvetto herbicide

Farmers growing winter oilseed rape will have a new broadleaf weed herbicide at their disposal this spring in Korvetto from Corteva Agriscience.

Top tips when ‘over-yearing’ winter seed

Cereal growers having to carry over unused winter cereal seed from this season’s washout winter into next season must take adequate steps to protect its viability, says ProCam seed manager, Lee Harker.

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