I've had this discussion with Hummingbird, the drone firm I use for my osr. Their Holy Grail is pre symptomatic disease detection and targeted spraying. Unfortunately the camera technology is just not there yet to achieve this. It's easier for rusts but not latent septoria. Algorithms and risk prediction tools are just that, tools in the toolbox. You still need a human brain to interpret the results and make a decision at the moment.
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I agree 100%
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- Shropshire
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- Lincolnshire
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- Leicestershire
You're right @Brisel Cultural controls have always been a big part of the course, and I would say we have been giving even greater emphasis to this over the past 2-3 years now. Every session I deliver on a BASIS course I'll make reference to IPM and cultural controls and empahsise its increasing importance. I remember earlier this year a comment, 'we did this yesterday with ......' and my reply was basically 'AND?....... it really is this important.' One of my favourite sayings - 'Any good BASIS exam answer starts with the non-chemcial control options!'
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- the brecks norfolk
Our basis course had a big leaning towards cultural control, icm,ipm and Ifm. The chem can was/is the last resort.
Any scenario we were given would always be cultural control first and foremost, the examiners all wanted that sort of answers in the vivas and would keep digging if you didn't satisfy them and reached for the can too soon.
Any scenario we were given would always be cultural control first and foremost, the examiners all wanted that sort of answers in the vivas and would keep digging if you didn't satisfy them and reached for the can too soon.
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- Gloucestershire
The trouble is the quickest way to cure the problem today is chemical.......hence why agronomists and farmers used this approach in crop. Yet in the long term, the quickest approach to prevent the situation reoccurring is anything but chemical.
£45.60/L from FarmAgri here
The most stable and protected triazole price you will find. How do they manage to keep it so tight? When you see the spread on quotes for other chemicals it really makes me think that there is some strong price control on this product.
Including or excluding buying group levy?
I’m guessing that price was before levy
Excluding levy of 0.95% so £45.43/litre before rebate
Levy and a % of membership cost should be added to buying group prices when you compare really
I've already recovered my membership cost since Jan 1st 2019 in a rebate twice the size of the fee. Total group costs last year was 0.056% net of all fees, levies & rebates. I'd sooner have the best price first time but that's the way it seems to work. What are you paying for Proline Clive?
My proline cost is zero - I’m not spraying my OSR. Fungicides don’t provide MOIC in my experience and trials over the last 4 years here and forecast models are low risk here
Agronomist was looking at osr his week and commented how good it looks compared to crops that have had multiple sprays already
Osr cost to date is sub £300/ha and gate is shut until harvest
Budget yield is 4t and I’ve not ripped up any
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- Leicestershire
I believe prothioconazole is off patent on 30th April. Great birthday present for me. Won't be too long before generics become available, hopefully bringing the price down.
How long before it is up for renewal or withdrawal?