boron

Ergot seems to be a problem again this year. I've seen it mentioned that Boron deficiency can cause this and increased SDHI use (with the loss of CTL?) can contribute to Boron deficiency. Can anyone add to this? Doesn't seem a correlation between other factors like variety or cultivations?

This is a story I would like to share with you. I am a farmer from North-West of Ukraine with 2500 acres of arable land. It`s a family-run business raising mostly corn, soybeans, sunflowers, rapeseeds and winter wheat. Personally, I am in charge of agronomy, farm inputs and sales. This year, I...

Now it’s mid November is it worth putting foliar nutrients on OSR? If it is,is it worth getting a leaf test done or should I just go cheap and cheerful with some Mn and bittersaltz?

So how do people manage forward rape? Got some very strong looking rape after spring barley. It’s a hybrid as not drilled that early (at 40seeds per square M) and has had 30kg/ha of N. Mild and wet still. 17 degrees today. There’s a good crop of docks and mustard mixed in. Astrokerb due...

Any fodder beet prices yet? Heard a few talking around £45-£50 T Not seen much lifted yet.

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Moisture has been the defining difference between healthy and forward oilseed rape crops and others falling foul of cabbage stem flea beetle. CPM looks at how weed management should be tailored to crop growth this autumn. By Melanie...

So have managed to establish a decent (ish) osr. First time for about 4 years. What is the current thoughts on Autumn treatment. Had no pre-em just volunteers removed. Combine swaths a little thinner than the rest (only 17ft header), in betweens looking strong. Agron is starting to talk pgr...

The biggest problem in Spraying is blockages, no farmer or operator would like to admit to it we all know it occurs, I have decided to tackle this problem with my Free-Flow device, it's a very simple design it allows the blockages to be reduced in size, so it can be disposed of through the...

Nutrient deficiency is the main cause of stunted plant growth often leading to complete crop losses. Nonetheless, crop starvation for micro or macronutrients can be diagnosed visually, and prompt identification will save the affected yields. Frequent visual symptoms of nutrient deficiency in...

Proper crop nutrition management is an extremely important precondition for healthy and vigorous crops. In this regard, crop nutrients are one of the burning factors for higher yields. Crop nutrition should be a priority in striving to meet global food demands. After all, without essential macro...

Regenerative agriculture is a global farming revolution with rapid uptake and interest around the world. Five years ago hardly anyone had heard about it. It is in the news nearly everyday now. This agricultural revolution has been led by innovative farmers rather than scientists, researchers...

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Making the most of organic manures could have more significance this year than ever, so having the right muck spreader for the job should help operations run smoothly. CPM rounds up some of the models on the market. An even feed to the rotors is...

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Making the most of organic manures could have more significance this year than ever, so having the right muck spreader for the job should help operations run smoothly. CPM rounds up some of the models on the market. An even feed to the rotors is...

Have 800 acres of lodged wheat in various stages of maturity. I’ve swathed 220 acres yesterday and today but the rows are very heavy and will take a serious amount of drying out. Hoping to be picking it up by the weekend as it’s a decent week ahead. chemical rep reckons roundup won’t do much fir...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland Getting to grips with the Alstrong Aerator requires something of a shift in perspective, for it is far more than just a spiked roller and, contrary to most implements of this type, speed is of the essence. If it is considered as just an expensive way of...

Soil is the fundamental resource for every crop production. However, to achieve successful and sustainable farming, the soil needs to be healthy. In other words, this is the primary condition for abundant and quality yield. Aiming to be successful, a farmer needs to carefully manage soil...

© Tim Scrivener Understanding how nutrition affects plant health is still very much an evolving science, but plant sap analysis is allowing management decisions to be based on close to real-time data. Sap analysis offered by Dutch company NovaCropControl is a more accurate way of measuring how...

What's the best option to prevent phoma in swedes? Label or eamu.

In average uk weather conditions what is regarded as too late for sowing forage rape / Turnips?

Stubble cultivator points I'm losing whole tungsten tiles then they're just melting off . We've got stones so are we'll used to chipping them off in pieces but this year I'm losing whole tiles. First pic the point on the left is this year's done 60 acre half the top tile is still there but...