grass weed

I'm looking at second hand slatted mouldboard ploughs. The choice isn't great for 6 furrow vari-width machines. 2 locally - Gregoire Besson on land/in furrow designed for crawlers. Very heavy! There's a Lemken Juwel 8 locally too, but this looks too lightweight. We're hiring a Kuhn Multimaster...

New year, new weeds? Or some older ones that have remained over winter? Crop walking now can be a bit like looking into the past as well as preparing for the future. Have autumn herbicides performed well or not? Which weeds still need to be controlled? Which weeds will emerge in the spring...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) has confirmed the first case of full rate glyphosate resistance in the UK within a weed population. Significantly, a single field population of Italian ryegrass has been identified, which is resistant to the...

Farming in Devon, we get almost 1200mm of rain down here. I've been using a Claydon drill for 14 years with some successful years and some less successful years. in the less successful years the poor or bare patches in the fields have corresponded with wetness or clay soils. Being a livestock...

Is the Crystal EAMU for half rate still extant? I've a feeling it is isn't. What are people going with? Read somewhere that Luximo is approved but that sounds expensive and I guess rather harsh on the crop. I would have gone with half rate crystal plus 0.1dff i think. @Brisel you are normally...

Wheat growers in the UK will have a new herbicide at their disposal next spring to tackle a wide range of grass and broad-leaved weeds. Broadway® Ultra builds on the success of Broadway® Star which has been a mainstay of early-season weed control for 14 years. Corteva Agriscience has combined...

In the new year.. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BHpMuQLbw/?mibextid=wwXIfr could be fun!

2 years ago we decided to try to do away with ploughing and bought a direct drill. Since then, we have found that the ploughed and combi drilled crops have done a lot better than the direct drilled ones. This year we found the direct drilling on the heavy clay soil the slots just filled with...

Simple we can’t carry on being the fall guy for everyone. Stop imports now that do not meet our standard full stop. We can’t compete against GM, rainforest destruction, pesticides to enhance output while we are hands tied. The public do not want environmentally damaging foods. Let’s push the...

Am very tempted to try broadcast sowing some wheat. Have trio’d bean stubbles that have come up lovely. Could piggy back sow today but going to leave to dry for another day or so as the weather looks good. Have a Kuhn axis 40.1 EMC W fert spreader with weigh cells. Is a setting in the app for...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A recently published newsletter from the Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the important role of effective soil analysis within all tillage systems. This is particularly the case after two years of heavy rains and extreme weather...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Wilson’s Country agronomist, Stuart Meredith, has confirmed that the 2024 main crop potato harvest is now underway in Northern Ireland. “Despite the cold, late spring and consequently, the slow emergence of the 2024 crop, it has been a great year for...

Just a glimpse in to the favoured technique

Wondered how other people were getting on with their SFI applications.

I didn't get much planted last season, don't want to get it wrong again Mine is ready to go, thinking I'll go after the weekend,16th Sept at 100 kg. Choice is Dawsum, Skyscraper, Champion. Toying with the idea of blending and adding some Gleam in too. Kind-ish land, good seedbeds, 1st wheats???

We're going to be making a sand turnout pen for the ponies, to settle a disagreement how many tonnes roughly of hardcore would you expect to use for the base for an area 10m² ?

Hello, I am taking a step for good or for bad to use a set of shallow discs after the combine, followed by rolling after discing to get a good chit of grass weeds and volunteers before drilling. (Discs have no press on) We have been having worse and worse grass weed problem on the farm & it...

I am a science communication student and today I would like to discuss some issues about IWM with you, here is an article and factsheet about the latest research written and I look forward to your reading. Weed Wars： Sustainable Strategies for UK Farms A silent battle is emerging now and then...

We try to direct drill (sabre tine) but finding more and more we need to cultivate. After 8 years of direct drilling our soils are very tight and hard and we also struggle for seed to soil contact due to a lack of tilth. Grass weed issues are getting worse also because we are not getting a good...

When unloading on the on move do you wait till you pass the tractor and trailer before pulling in your unloading augar? Last night in the dark we had a couple of near misses so I think combine driver (me) and trailer drivers need to agree on a strategy.The combine it's very difficult to to know...