Hi
I am planning on walking my own crops next year moving away from a serviced agronomist. I have my basis and a member of NIAB but interested where others doing there own agronomy buy there sprays ?
Is it worth me joining a buying group such as crop advisors and let them do the chasing round...
New Group 2 milling wheat Mayflower underlined its credentials as one of the top performing winter wheats following a string of positive post-harvest grower reports.
According to Tom Reynolds of S. Salbstein Limited, a 200ha farm near Folkestone in Kent, his crop of Mayflower produced a...
Positive post-harvest grower reports on Mayflower indicate that it's a low-input high-output variety that will be of significant interest to millers given its high protein levels.
New Group 2 milling wheat Mayflower underlined its credentials as one of the top performing winter wheats...
Fungicide resistance management: Maximising the effective life of plant protection products
15 Dec 2021
NIAB’s Nichola Hawkins explains all about her recent paper, published with fellow NIAB staff member Bart Fraaije and Isabel Corkley from ADAS:
The problem of antibiotic resistant infections...
Who is doing one and what are you using .
Forecast after Wednesday is looking dry and warmer, so wondering if there’s much to be gained, other than piece of mind .
hi so i'm pricing out a new venture for next year and i'm wondering what is the cost of the sprays for spring barely per acre? i wouldn't be using round up as id be more then lightly crimping the barely. thank you for your help
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) tillage advisors are confirming that most cereal crops in Northern Ireland are generally a little ahead of normal.
This is a direct result of the relatively mild spring, after a winter of good...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and the demand for plant nutrition is at its highest.
Depending on the total amount of nitrogen (N) to be used, growers should make sure that they apply the last split before Growth Stage...
What are peoples thoughts on what to use for septoria control at t0 this year? Didn't do a t0 for septoria last year, only teb on yellow rust susceptible varieties, but had too much septoria in may/june for my liking.
What is there?
Folpet?
Can you get mancozeb this year?
Triazole for the...
It seems to be accepted that strobes prolong greening of a crop. Are there any difference between strobes and is the effect still seen so much with their loss of activity? There appear to be a few papers but I can’t access them as I don’t have a subscription.
Everyones stocks of CTL must surely have dwindled now. Plenty of forward growth on crops. What people starting to think about fungicide decisions going forward?
For me:
OSR - nothing probably. But its not overly lush
Winter Barley - Probably go for a 3 spray program where I usual go for...
Donât drop guard against yellow rust and Septoria
Recent cold, dry weather may have reduced the immediate disease pressure in cereal crops, but growers cannot drop their guard against yellow rust and Septoria at the main spring fungicide timings, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons warns...
Variety choice decides agronomy spend
03.09.19
After what has been a difficult year, the importance growers attach to a variety’s disease resistance is likely to increase even further. For many, the ability of a variety to resist disease has overtaken yield as the deciding factor when...
Attention to detail results in competition win
A keen eye for detail is what competition-winning Leicestershire farmers, Chris and Harvey Marshall, believe is the secret to their recent success.
Not only did they win the winter wheat category of a regional NFU growers’ competition recently...
Donât drop guard against yellow rust and Septoria
Recent cold, dry weather may have reduced the immediate disease pressure in cereal crops, but growers cannot drop their guard against yellow rust and Septoria at the main spring fungicide timings, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons warns...
Variety choice decides agronomy spend
03.09.19
After what has been a difficult year, the importance growers attach to a variety’s disease resistance is likely to increase even further. For many, the ability of a variety to resist disease has overtaken yield as the deciding factor when...
Attention to detail results in competition win
A keen eye for detail is what competition-winning Leicestershire farmers, Chris and Harvey Marshall, believe is the secret to their recent success.
Not only did they win the winter wheat category of a regional NFU growers’ competition recently...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.