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How to stop using insecticides?
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<blockquote data-quote="Phil P" data-source="post: 8429231" data-attributes="member: 33598"><p>What is your annual spend on insecticide though? You need to work out whether it’s worth the risk of perhaps losing some yield on what may be a small acreage against the spend on chem. If you farm 50ha losing some yield on 1ha is a big loss. If you farm 1000ha, not so much! </p><p>Personally, the saving against blanket applications of insecticide is worth the risk for me. </p><p>As with most things in farming though everyone’s farm is different and I may have just been fortunate to not have any issue, I’m also a couple of hundred miles further north than you with cooler weather which probably helps.</p><p></p><p>Admittedly though beet is a whole different ball game and they need to be checked regularly for any signs of infestation. Not that there’s much chemistry left thats much help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil P, post: 8429231, member: 33598"] What is your annual spend on insecticide though? You need to work out whether it’s worth the risk of perhaps losing some yield on what may be a small acreage against the spend on chem. If you farm 50ha losing some yield on 1ha is a big loss. If you farm 1000ha, not so much! Personally, the saving against blanket applications of insecticide is worth the risk for me. As with most things in farming though everyone’s farm is different and I may have just been fortunate to not have any issue, I’m also a couple of hundred miles further north than you with cooler weather which probably helps. Admittedly though beet is a whole different ball game and they need to be checked regularly for any signs of infestation. Not that there’s much chemistry left thats much help! [/QUOTE]
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