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  1. FMC Agro UK

    Decide now on crop haulm desiccation plans

    While potato planting is only just getting underway, growers are being reminded to put crop haulm destruction plans in place now. With decisions made based on variety choice, end market and storage requirements, this will ensure only small tweaks to strategy are needed ahead of spraying and...
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    • Category: Professional Advice
  2. CPM RSS

    Fine-tuning strategies for successful desiccation

    Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Following their first full season of diquat-free desiccation, and armed with greater knowledge gleaned from “real” conditions without a diquat safety net, many potato growers will now have a better understanding of what it takes to achieve good desiccation...
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    CAFRE to host potato haulm flailing workshop

    Written by Rachel Martin from Agriland A field day run by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will help potato growers with alternatives to Diquat. The workshops, run with the support of Grimme, will highlight how to set flailing machines correctly to provide a...
  4. CPM RSS

    Emergency authorisation for linseed desiccant secured

    Written by Charlotte Cunningham The AHDB has today announced its success in securing emergency authorisation of a desiccant to protect the quality and yield of linseed seed crops this harvest. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Spotlight Plus (carfentrazone-ethyl) received the authorisation...
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    Tech Talk – Successful desiccation

    Written by cpm Download PDF Potato growers are understandably anxious about achieving quality haulm knock down with an ever- decreasing product portfolio. Diquat’s demise has certainly made its impact felt. But at FMC we have seen excellent and comparable results where a flail and spray...
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    Future of chemistry focus at Potatoes in Practice

    Written by Rachel Martin The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based potato event – which takes place today. Potatoes in Practice is organised and hosted by the James Hutton Institute at Balruddery Farm, Invergowrie...
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    Winter linseed

    Am I mad considering it........? I last tried linseed(Spring) in 1998 I and swore at the time we wouldn't grow it again after attempting to cut it and practically wrecking a near new combine when it wrapped around everything possible. It got topped in the end. However , with OSR becoming a...
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    • Forum: Cropping
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