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Bob R

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      Bob R posted the thread Silage effluent storage in Livestock & Forage.
      Hi We have to install a new effluent store for our clamps which needs to be 58m3. What are others doing for storage that meets the...
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      Bob R reacted to robbie's post in the thread T1 spray scorch with Like Like.
      I think it's just the weather, I have wheat and barley that looked a picture a fortnight ago that's now looking yellow and quite sick...
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      Bob R replied to the thread T1 spray scorch.
      Yes that’s correct. I have moved away from serviced agronomy this year hence why using moddus not the alatrin. But I can honestly say I...
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      Bob R replied to the thread T1 spray scorch.
      Ok . Probably also didnt help we had bad wind a couple days before I sprayed which may have de waxed the leaf I suppose? It’s very...
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      Bob R reacted to cricketandcrops's post in the thread T1 spray scorch with Like Like.
      Big swings between day and night temps can cause that kind of damage
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      Bob R replied to the thread T1 spray scorch.
      Have always used alatrin evo before and never had an issue. Have to use strong pgr as fertile soil from regular slurry
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      Bob R replied to the thread T1 spray scorch.
      I sprayed it last Thursday.
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      Bob R posted the thread T1 spray scorch in Cropping.
      Sprayed T1 on my wheat and it has scorched like hell mainly older leaf’s .Overlaps look terrible vimoy + Kestrel + 1ltr ccc + 0.15...
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      Bob R replied to the thread Palladium winter wheat.
      Growing palladium for the first time this year in Somerset but it is covered in septoria. Extase sown on the same day is looking much...
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      Bob R posted the thread Black grass sprays in forage maize in Cropping.
      What chemical options are people using to control black grass in forage maize? Last year I used PDM pre-em and a nicosulfuron post em...
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      Bob R replied to the thread Groundsel control options.
      It’s like the picture all over the field. Groundsel is Certainly getting worse on our farm, I would just like to get on top of it and...
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      Bob R replied to the thread Groundsel control options.
      Thanks that’s good to know. I suppose I could strengthen the tribenuron with metsulfuron like ally max but would have to wait to Feb I...
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      Bob R replied to the thread Groundsel control options.
      Ok thanks I will have a look. This is our lighter soil would travel after a few drying days, our clay grounds a different story the seed...
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      Bob R posted the thread Groundsel control options in Cropping.
      I have a lot of groundsel come through my autumn herbicide in winter wheat. Should I be thinking about controlling now or waiting until...
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      Bob R replied to the thread Post-emergence spray and cold weather.
      I have the same problem missed pre ems and our ground has only just dried up enough to travel but we have had a frost last night of -3...
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Fields to Fork Festival 2025 offers discounted tickets for the farming community.

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The Fields to Fork Festival celebrating country life, good food and backing British farming is due to take over Whitebottom Farm, Manchester, on 3rd & 4th May 2025!

Set against the idyllic backdrop of Whitebottom Farm, the festival will be an unforgettable weekend of live music, award-winning chefs, and gourmet food and drink, all while supporting UK’s farmers and food producers. As a way to show appreciation for everyone in the farming community, discounted tickets are on offer for those working in the agricultural sectors.

Alexander McLaren, Founder of Fields to Fork Festival says “British produce and rural culture has never needed the spotlight more than it does today. This festival is our way of celebrating everything that makes...
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