fungicide

  1. snipe

    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
  2. czechmate

    Winter barley in January?

    It’s now very wet here and another 8 days at least of rain forecast, barely is not drilled and no hope before bonfire night. I have dressed seed… so, if (I know unlikely) we had a beautiful January is there any reason why drilling winter barley then would fail/make an unviable crop?
  3. CPM RSS

    Avoiding soft rot spread in potato stores

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Wet weather during the past few months has increased the risk of soft rot spread in potato stores, warns crop specialist Kyran Maloney. Scottish growers in particular are urged to remain vigilant and to deploy appropriate ventilation and hygiene...
  4. Clive

    AHDB council "vote"

    I had a email this morning asking me to vote for existing and 2 new council members None of the candidates I was ask to vote for have been nominated / seconded by farmers so I don't see that is actually a democratic process at all - its more a ratification of AHDB's interview and recruitment...
  5. News

    All eyes on Bamford.

    Favourable harvest reports and trial results as growers, agronomists and seed specialists sense a winner With only a few weeks to go before the announcement of the new Recommended List (RL), new Group 3 Soft wheat Candidate variety Bamford continues to generate very high levels of interest...
  6. CPM RSS

    Bamford support continues

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Group 3 soft wheat variety, Bamford, continues to generate interest following a series of industry and on-farm trials. The variety, from independent breeder Elsoms Seeds, is currently the highest yielding of this year’s Recommended List Soft Group 3...
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    Defending maize

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Can maize shrug off its reputation of being a much-scrutinised crop that damages the environment and poses a flooding risk? CPM joined growers at Severn Trent’s Stoke Bardolph AD site to learn how to maximise yields in a sustainable way...
  8. CPM RSS

    Iblon to bring broad-spectrum disease control

    Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A new broad spectrum fungicide is about to appear on the scene which should growers deal with a range of crop diseases that were prevalent in the last growing season due to the favourable weather conditions last Spring and Autumn. For...
  9. CPM RSS

    Study suggests silicon reduces slug damage

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine New research suggests that applying a silicon biostimulant to crops for farm-saved seed can help to improve the resilience of a subsequent crop and protect from potential slug damage. A recent study by i2L has shown applying Sirius (silicon) boosts...
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    Regulatory approval for isoflucypram

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine New active substance, isoflucypram, has been given regulatory approval – the first fungicide to be approved by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) post-Brexit. The AI from Bayer was simultaneously approved alongside Vimoy – the first product to...
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    Resilient wheats continue to perform

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Winter wheat varieties with a track record of delivering consistent performance over different growing seasons have again yielded well, despite the year’s challenging weather. That’s the message from Syngenta’s Kathryn Hamlen, who says arable crops...
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    BYDV-resistant wheat as aphid threat increases

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Numbers of aphid vectors that transmit barley yellow dwarf virus are significantly higher than this time last year, increasing the chances of a disease epidemic if mild weather continues, warn experts. The bird cherry-oat aphid is the main carrier of...
  13. R

    Looking back at my spray records, where did it all go wrong?

    Writing up my spray records from just applying some pre-ems, I looked back to mid 2000's. The amount of chemicals we use now compared to then and how we got by with simple fungicides makes it look like the industry has gone down the pan. A lot of actives have gone and those left we have been...
  14. Hereward

    Spraying contractor charges

    I'm very out of touch with spray contractor charges, last time I had some done it was £4/acre imagine far more now. 200 litres per ha pre-ems and post em herbicides what's the going rate.
  15. P

    Wheat seed rates 2023

    Thinking about starting drilling wheat next week. This early drilled stuff is going in mainly after early potatoes and some overwintered stubble that has been ploughed and pressed. We have subsoiled and disc & pressed after the potatoes. All seedbeds are really good and the nice bit of rain has...
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    Wide sowing window piques interest

    Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new Group 4 soft wheat candidate variety is showing promise, thanks to its wide sowing window and solid disease profile. Blackstone (Elsoms Seeds) is currently the highest yielding of this year’s Recommended List Group 4 soft wheat candidates and...
  17. E

    Should we be worried about pesticides on food?

    Should we worry both as consumers and producers? Glyphosate on oats is the obvious one.Recently highlighted by tim Spector on one of his zoe podcasts. Do we know if glyphosate is toxic in any way. Is it messing with our microbiome? Also as a strawberry grower I am well aware of the very short...
  18. T

    Do we need a drill

    After this springs exercise with spring barley that was spun on (undressed hss seed ) . We were getting late last week of March so spun on the seed and a very light cultivate in with a wilrich cultivator and rolled in and it had a pre em . If we had waited any longer it would of been mid April...
  19. Jsmith2211

    2019 all over again?

    Starting to get a little worried now. Spring seed might be short... Weather doesnt look great on the forcast - given how sh!t harvest was, could we be in for just as bad an autumn?
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    Theory To Field: Futureproofing fungicides

    Written by Rachael Harper from CPM Magazine Download PDF It might be desirable to imagine a world where fungicides aren’t necessary, but the fact is they’re a fundamental pillar supporting effective crop production. CPM explores the value of independent oilseed rape fungicide trials. By...
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