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Download PDF We’re experiencing an unprecedented spring this year in terms of weather and cropping. Nufarm are sponsoring Tech Talk to help provide farmers and agronomists with a series of spring cereals agronomy solutions. It may have been a washout this winter, but spring is set to be one of the busiest in memory with broadleaf weeds still to tackle in just about all cereal crops. CPM looks at some options which will help broaden the herbicide armoury. Phenoxies can provide reliable weed control without the price tag. By Lucy de la Pasture Spring weed control is often a pretty straightforward and predictable affair. This year there’s been a wide range of autumn drilling dates and comparatively few residual herbicide applications. Consequently broadleaf weeds are equally as varied, with some larger, over-wintered weeds present in some fields which will require early removal to limit competition with the crop. Later-planted autumn cereals have a wide spectrum of smaller weeds, with spring-germinators still likely to emerge in these more backward crops. With a much larger acreage than normal of spring cereals on the cards, there’s going to be a lot to prioritise and get sprayed in the coming weeks. NIAB-TAG agronomist, Chris…
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