herbicide

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Despite popularity among some growers, the true potential of fodder beet is yet to be realised, is the message from an advocate of the crop. Among the many benefits is it’s the highest yielding forage crop, says Pembrokeshire agronomist Lyndon Harris...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine Unforeseen consequences of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are a concern for independent agronomists after they were briefed on the recent updates at their annual conference last week. An interactive poll before the SFI update session revealed...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland A new chemistry to control fungal diseases in crops has just been announced. The joint breakthrough, by Syngenta Crop Protection and crop health company, Enko, has been achieved using a platform that reduces the time required for research and...

AHL2 new rate £853/ha DD option £75/ha Plant a mix of 6 seeds but with spring wheat in it. AHL2 rules state you can use fertiliser to make it grow and herbicides to control weeds. Direct drill in March. Apply 150kg N and a pre-em. Run the combine through it in August just taking the heads...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A tough few months has resulted in a huge variation in crops across the country, posing numerous management headaches including weed control, warn experts. At one end of the scale are crops sown relatively early in September, that established well in...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine A new tool is being developed to help growers to fine-tune herbicide timings this spring. The development comes from Bayer and originated in Denmark as the Cossack Tool, created to support a product containing mesosulfuron and iodosulfuron. Weed...

Crop-killing weeds are advancing in the USA according to this news item on Reuters. Including some kind of rice triffid, Ambrosia trifida. Does anyone know of any weed-killing crops that grow well in the UK? A giant kale perhaps? Issues with Canadian thistle and fleabane on parts of our fields...

Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine The liquid version of tri-allate has gained a spring wheat label recommendation to assist growers with grassweed control. Available as Avadex Factor, the liquid formulation now aligns with the granular form – Avadex Excel 15G – which has full label...

I have a lot of groundsel come through my autumn herbicide in winter wheat. Should I be thinking about controlling now or waiting until early spring when warmer? I was thinking either lector (straight florasulam) or cameo (tribenuron) would anyone have any suggestions which may work best...

So i wonder what announcements / new standards we might get re SFI today ? any guesses ?

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Grass weeds are a problem on almost all tillage farms in Ireland. Wild oats, bromes and annual meadow grass are the most common. However, other weeds such as canary grass, Italian ryegrass and blackgrass are growing in terms of significance. Even...

Just trying to make myself feel better. Much of it still to do? Weather looks suitable for tomorrow, unsure ground is, and short on time myself

With potential £229/Ha on the table for s barley under sfi, are we about to see the return of the barley baron. Been looking at sfi, i guess like many farmers, weigh up all the options, ipm1, sam1,2,3, num 1,2,3 …..hrw…..ahl… so on and so on , a bit of this and a bit of that, and it all starts...

A potential anaerobic digester just up the road from me had its Planning Committee meeting yesterday. They had already approached me to grow crops for them & take digestate back. I would prefer a break crop if possible. The farm has a significant blackgrass burden. Mostly brashy soils prone to...

Would it be feasible to grow a crop of Spring peas, unsprayed, with the aim of incorporating as a green manure after 12 weeks? The reason I ask is that there is a Welsh enviro scheme open at the moment, where one of the options is to grow a protein crop with no weed control. It would need to be...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF With wet weather hammering autumn-sown crops and ground travel remaining limited, spring planting may seem more appealing than ever. CPM looks at different options. By Janine Adamson and Rob Jones The Met Office first started naming...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Once every two years, anyone with a serious interest in the potato industry heads to the Yorkshire Event Centre for a specialist trade show. CPM attended BP2023 in Harrogate for insight into the latest sector developments, including what’s...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels, and in various ways. This specific issue was discussed at the recent Teagasc Enable Conservation Tillage Grass Weed Conference by John Cussans, weed biology and...

Will autumn herbicide sprayed in cold weather (1-2') work on grass weeds or have to be warm to take it up