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There are many aspects to blackgrass control that are in the hands of the weather gods, but a decade of trials has shown that the performance of residual herbicides can be reliably pushed using Backrow, regardless of the season. CPM finds out how. In dry soils there’s less herbicide in the soil water. By Lucy de la Pasture Last autumn was memorable for all the wrong reasons, with later drilled winter wheat either not going in at all or it was drilled so late – in soil conditions that weren’t always ideal – that it was pushing the boundaries of spring. The legacy of the past season will be a backwards step in grassweed control for many farms, says Agrii regional technical advisor, David Felce. “Spring crops were often very uneven this year and with open canopies. Brief periods of moisture after prolonged dry conditions led to very protracted growth of the crop and the blackgrass has reflected this pattern, leading to it seeding over a longer period than usual. Agrii’s novel system uses three booms to feed three different nozzle types at the same time, creating exactly the same application conditions as in the field using a farm…
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