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As grassweeds continue to rob growers of their yield, the industry continues the search for a solution. CPM delves deeper into some of the key issues as growers get stuck into the autumn drilling window. New chemistry will be completely useless unless we keep on keeping on with alternative weed control strategies. By Charlotte Cunningham Though some progress has been made, grassweed burdens continue to plague arable land right across the country. Integrated weed management strategy is talked about regularly, but there’s arguably still questions over exactly how to combine a multitude of approaches to achieve the best possible control on farm. When it comes to the grassweed causing the biggest headache, blackgrass still appears to be king, with a recent survey carried out by CPM and BASF revealing that 62% of growers rate this as their biggest weed challenge. However, there’s other species creeping up the ranks, with 14% calling brome their greatest issue and a further 12% suffering with annual meadowgrass burdens. “What’s interesting about these results it that it gives us a good picture of what is happening nationally,” says BASF’s Steve Dennis. “However, it’s important to note that these pressures could vary massively on a…
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