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Amid a constant battle with declining chemistry and catchy weather windows, including an adjuvant in the spray tank is proving essential for one Wiltshire spray operator. CPM finds out more.
By Charlotte Cunningham
At Clarendon Park...
Arable farmers facing late-drilled and stunted winter wheat crops after the waterlogged start to the season may need to readjust certain aspects of how these are managed compared with crops in a more normal season, says Syngenta UK head of technical, David King, including cereal disease...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Growers are being urged by Syngenta to readjust certain aspects of how winter wheat crops are managed.
The agricultural technology company said this is because arable farmers are facing late planted and stunted winter wheat crops after the...
Should we worry both as consumers and producers?
Glyphosate on oats is the obvious one.Recently highlighted by tim Spector on one of his zoe podcasts.
Do we know if glyphosate is toxic in any way.
Is it messing with our microbiome?
Also as a strawberry grower I am well aware of the very short...
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The arrival of a new disease challenge in sugar beet has highlighted a gap in variety disease resistance information and has caused a rethink of fungicide strategies. CPM finds out more about the cercospora and how to control it.
By Rob...
Hi All,
For those who use an agronomist to help with work load who’s got a rec for T3?
Its very dry and wheat of our sensible varieties here very clean (Siskin /Extase etc)
Is teb/prochloraz the general go to in this rusty weather?Will it be needed?
For those that prescribe for themselves...
My N use is usually 100% liquid and as a result includes urea as part of it's nitrogen (as most liquid N products do ?)
I assume the new 2024 rule that prevent urea use after 1st April also apply to liquid fertilisers and not just straight 46% solid product ?
Will liquid product now come with...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that winter wheat crops are under severe septoria pressure across most parts of counties Down and Antrim at the present time.
“Growers will have an opportunity to get a T1 spray on over the coming days,” he said...
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The pathogen causing yellow rust has been changing its virulence profiles faster than you can say ‘variety resistance’ of late. CPM was at the UKCVPS stakeholder event last month to find out the status quo between winter wheat varieties...
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With gross margins being squeezed, CPM talks to a grower looking to reduce inputs and finds out how a specialist biostimulants is helping to bolster disease control on the farm.
By Mike Abram
A cost-squeeze could be coming. There won’t...
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The early bird catches the worm – so the saying goes, and this is no truer than when applied to getting ahead of disease in cereal crops. CPM explores how targeted early season agronomy can make all the difference.
By Melanie Jenkins...
I know it’s bin covered time and again but what is everyone using for it at the moment and best place to buy online
Only a couple Ha
Little lad wanted to grow some crops
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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