aphids

  1. Bigjon44

    BYDV or cold/stress!!!

  2. CPM RSS

    Playing catch up?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A late season and favourable pest and disease conditions may make 2023 a challenging potato season. CPM gathers some sage advice on blight and virus control. By Lucy de la Pasture The wettest March for 40-years and regular showers...
  3. CPM RSS

    Protection from day one

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF What if growers never needed to worry about BYDV ever again? CPM explores whether that dream could soon become a reality. By Janine Adamson Farmers care about the environment and how they’re perceived so resistant varieties are a way...
  4. CPM RSS

    Stack them high

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Oilseed rape breeding has become integral to managing the risks associated with growing the crop and is helping farmers deal with the challenges they face. CPM explores how stacking multiple traits in single varieties has value on farm...
  5. CPM RSS

    Taking away the stress

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Stress is arguably the single biggest risk factor for any barley crop. CPM attended a BASF roundtable to discover why preventing stress in the crop is important and how this can be done while facing numerous challenges. By Melanie...
  6. Steevo

    Winter bean fungicide

    Previously we’ve always gone with Amistar and Teb. This year the agronomist has suggested Elatus Era but I’m in two minds because I am aware of it not being a cheap option. I haven’t priced the two up yet and still busy on other things and I think it’s probably a week away from needing doing...
  7. TFF

    Keep all options open for season-long pest control (brassica growers)

    Brassica growers should look to keep all remaining foliar insecticide options open for the difficult challenges to come through the growing season, advises Syngenta Technical Manager, Simon Jackson. For most crops, choosing to use cyantraniliprole as a drench during plant raising could leave...
  8. TFF

    A Bumpy Ride: How Change Drives A Flagship Farm

    It’s a harvest day in early August at Elveden Farms. An early potato crop is being lifted. Onions are being laid on top of the soil for a few days before being taken in, a way to reduce drying costs and energy use. The main focus of this sizeable modern farm is root vegetables – potatoes...
  9. CPM RSS

    Delayed beet under aphid threat

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Delayed sugar beet planting and slow establishment could increase the risk of virus yellows infection at early crop growth stages, experts warn. According to Syngenta’s Simon Jackson, young plants with soft leaf tissue are particularly susceptible to...
  10. CPM RSS

    Turning the tide on potato virus

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Evidence continues to build for the effectiveness of straw mulching to help control potato viruses and with new mineral oil products like Olie-H on the horizon, the UK should soon be equipped with an integrated pest management (IPM)...
  11. CPM RSS

    Providing a natural boost?

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Growing pressure to farm more sustainably and in-line with the environment has meant the buzz around biostimulants has only got louder. CPM takes a look at what some of these claim to do to enhance plant health and crop yields. By Rob...
  12. onthehoof

    Saving Our Wild Isles

    Maybe worth a watch, apparently 'banned' from BBC1/2 as it's political!
  13. Sencrop

    United Kingdom: Driest winter for 30 years

    WEATHER AND AGRICULTURE United Kingdom: driest winter for 30 years Mar 24, 2023 • 3 min read Temperatures on average above seasonal norms, a surprising lack of rain during the month of February... The UK has just experienced another remarkable season. A particularly dry winter Rain has been a...
  14. CPM RSS

    Disease control: Back to basics

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A relatively warm and dry February saw field work resume in earnest. With yellow rust already at uncomfortable levels in some regions and the T0 timing on the horizon, CPM gathers thoughts on disease control at a roundtable event hosted by...
  15. carbonfibre farmer

    Beet 23

    Since its 1st March tomorrow, thought I'd start the next year's worth of sugar beet fun and games 🤦‍♂️ @Breckland Boy have you started....or finished!! drilling yet?
  16. Janet Hughes Defra

    Defra SFI Answers - January 2023

    Morning all, (edited to include links) I'm sorry not to have been here for a while. Today we've published some information about what we'll be paying for in the Sustainable Farming Incentive this year, and everything else we'll be paying for through Environmental Land Management schemes. Here...
  17. Clive

    New information about what Environmental Land Management schemes will pay for

    Moderator notice OK we have done this now in the resource section to try separate he questions and answers from the general chat - we will update it as new questions and answers are added to this thread...
  18. Jerry

    State of your crops 2023

    Well I guess it’s time to start another annual thread about how peoples crops are looking at the start of the year. All pics taken today. Generally I’m pretty happy at present other than one but of rape that looks a bit thin in places thanks mainly to pheasants🙄 Wheats Skyfall Two year...
  19. andybk

    Here's one for a laugh during Nut house month !

    shows how far out of touch the vegans are ! https://mises.org/wire/youve-got-be-kidding-professor-demands-animals-stop-eating-each-other
  20. TFF

    Quantifying inherent predictability and spatial synchrony in the aphid vector Myzus persicae:

    Abstract Background Sugar beet is threatened by virus yellows, a disease complex vectored by aphids that reduces sugar content. We present an analysis of Myzus persicae population dynamics with and without neonicotinoid seed treatment. We use 6 years' yellow water trap and field-collected aphid...
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