Mastering spring barley – protecting precious yield

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine

Download PDF High cereal prices, forecasts for tight global supplies and eye watering nitrogen prices mean optimising spring barley yields are more important than ever this year. CPM explores how a robust fungicide programme can be worth every penny. It’s better to reduce rates rather than cut an application timing altogether. By Melanie Jenkins Spring barley is a cheap crop to grow, has benefits against blackgrass, doesn’t require much nitrogen and is likely to have some solid market options this year, and with extra pressure on supplying demand, disease management is more vital than ever. The open autumn of 2021 means there’s likely to be less spring barley in the ground than in previous years, with AHDB’s early bird survey estimating that plantings are down 8% on 2021 at 687,000ha. Though disease management is a fundamental aspect of any spring barley crop, this year’s high prices and turmoil in the global markets means that protecting yield is more important than it’s been for quite a long time, says James Southgate of Prime Agriculture. “With commodity prices where they are and where they’re looking likely to be going forward, all cereal grains are worth a lot of money – whether for…
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