sulphate

Best source of foliar sulphur please? I'm short of bagged sulphur

Anybody with experience spraying 45 l/ha of urea? Looking at nozzle chart it would mean green 015s at speed. But what about blockage? Normally we use 91 l/ha with guardian air 02s which gives us 20 kg of Urea. Now in the followings of Joel Williams we want to go 10 kg but at the same...

What do you use. And how often do you do it. Ant thing that will do as a once a year spray.. Tried chikita ,roundup. Nothing seems to last long. Would like something that spray in spring then done for year.

Is there any coming back for thin flukey ewes? Flicked them all 5 weeks last Friday at scanning, there’s a few poor looking ones but they are up and eating Had two gelds go to nothing then as is usual after throwing the whole armoury of meds at them they die

How many kg/ha S on winter wheat on medium to heavy land please?

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Following birth, livestock are highly susceptible to diseases and mortality rates are high Management of the newborn’s navel region is important to prevent infections from tracking through to the animal’s internal organs and causing greater...

Got my first crop of organic wheat. It's extase, heavy land. Septoria is rife in it, and the crop is pretty thick. 260 plants plus, and well tillered. What do people think about septoria control? 1) harrow it, hopefully pull off diseased leaves, plus weed control and N mineralisation, etc...

What’s the difference between electric fence and a normal battery? Would electric fence battery be more suited to a solar panel/led light setup in a remote shed?

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Wheat bulb fly is a pest that’s been in slow decline over the past 10 years but, given the right conditions, it can still pack a punch in cereal crops. CPM looks at some new research that will better predict seasonal risk and how to manage...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF After careful consideration of what was a knee-jerk reaction, a last-minute alternative to oilseed rape provides food for thought for a North Lincolnshire grower. CPM reports By Mike Abram A knee-jerk reaction to grow winter barley when...

Can anybody tell me what to do about a soil analysis that shows a normal pH, v high phosphorous, normal potassium and v high magnesium? That's all the info it gave me. The pH is actually quite variable across the field (5 acres), but averages 6. There are lots of buttercups in patches. I use it...

Biostimulants constitute a fast growing sector in agricultural inputs, yet many remain sceptical about their efficacy, reliability, and value for money. At the same time, foliar-applied nutrition is gaining recognition as an important contributor to crop production, rivalling soil-applied N, P...

Morning I’m sure it’s been asked a thousand times ! Historically been AN user but for obvious reasons we’ve bought a quantity of Urea this season. When do users of Urea on here generally start applying to Barleys and Rapes in comparison to AN dates. I’ve been thinking 2 weeks earlier ? Am I...

My brakes have failed because of fertiliser corrosion on a Case Puma 145 .This is second time I have had trouble with fertiliser corrosion under the cab of the Puma ;the last time with a valve block.Obviously ,I will need to take more care washing under the cab after spreading fertiliser.What...

What do you add and why? The agronomist recommends spryte aqua cf. One employer wants me to use citric acid 1kg per 1000 litre

A word of caution…. I sold my 2015 Amazone UX3200 sprayer a few weeks ago because it had done 70,000 acres and it was also tactically the right thing to do from a deprecation/tax point of view. i bought it new, and I can honestly say it never once let me down. Ever. I wanted a new Amazone...

If we use fertilizer like urea, calcium ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate; in how many days can the plant start to use it or start to absorb it with it's roots? Are the any researches about it?

Got some expensive urea to use first but no so3. Normally use piamon but don't have any this year as it was too dear... On land needing potash planning on using potash plus .... however some land has had fiberphose so just need sulphur.... heavy land hybrid rye I may skip sulphur altogether...

Well I guess it’s time to start another annual thread about how peoples crops are looking at the start of the year. All pics taken today. Generally I’m pretty happy at present other than one but of rape that looks a bit thin in places thanks mainly to pheasants🙄 Wheats Skyfall Two year...

After using liquidtheive for 6 month I am losing sheep with copper poisoning (Beltex ) has anyone had a problem ??