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Blackgrass control begins with understanding first principles and then tailoring a plan depending on the level of infestation. CPM finds out more. Shallow cultivations needn’t be done in August. By Rob Jones Few problems generate as much discussion as blackgrass and farmers are always looking out for new methods to control it. However, with so many different ideas out there, how do farmers work out what’s required on their farm? For Dick Neale, technical manager at Hutchinsons, the most important thing is always to refer back to some basic principles of blackgrass control when deciding what to do. Dick Neale suggests understanding how the blackgrass has got out of hand is the start of developing a strategy to reduce it. “I think confusion has come from cherry-picking little pieces of advice from different experts and other farmers,” he says. “People tend to choose ideas they like the sound of or ones that they can easily do on their farm, without necessarily thinking about how it all knits together into a single system.” The foundation for any control programme is understanding the blackgrass population on the farm, he believes. Dick highlights the importance of understanding the probable effects…
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