Potato growers should be gearing up earlier to be ready for Maxim seed treatment this season - to ensure crops are protected from seed-borne diseases and avoid any delays at...
More variable weather conditions through late spring and early summer are increasingly likely to see crops face pressure from both rust and chocolate spot during the same...
When you purchase your seed, you don’t know what conditions your seed will be drilled into, or the weather for the remainder of the season. In addition to controlling seed and...
In some areas of England, thoughts might be turning to early spring barley drilling. Historically in the East of England drilling in December was fairly common on light soils,...
In many cases cover crops before a spring barley crop in the rotation can be a viable option for growers. Cover and catch cropping can help maintain soil biodiversity, soil...
As thoughts turn to spring cropping on farm, November is a good month to identify the best time to switch from a winter cereal crop to a spring cereal crop.
Potato growers should be gearing up earlier to be ready for Maxim seed treatment this season - to ensure crops are protected from seed-borne diseases and avoid any delays at...
Significant damage to oilseed rape crops from the effects of rape winter stem weevil (RWSW), which has hitherto been an issue for growers primarily in Scotland, was reported on...
First to market with early season savoy cabbage gives growers better chance to secure season long supply contracts. Nigel Kingston outlines the top varieties to deliver and the...
The onset of windy autumnal weather conditions now poses an additional challenge for essential pre-emergence herbicide applications. Get the latest advice for this season.
Repeated wet weather events have primed phoma infection points on last year’s crop stubble to release spores - with potential for early infection this season
Stale seedbeds could play a hugely important role in overall grassweed control strategies this season. With good soil moisture levels, growers should look to positively manage...
In one of the most challenging seasons for blight management, results of this year’s independent Eurofins trials have even greater resonance for potato growers and agronomists...
Underpinning a robust herbicide programme with the grass weed suppression ability of hybrid barley can give 10% greater reduction in resistant ryegrass compared with growing...
Cabbage stem flea beetle damage can best be targeted with early treatments at crop emergence, along with integrated techniques to minimise effects, supported by trials at the...
Successfully establishing an increased area of OSR this season will give growers extra gains for the break crop, as well as an important food source for pollinators - which can...
Pre-harvest monitoring of field bean disease trials in the eastern counties have shown a step change advance in control with the new Syngenta Elatus Era fungicide treatment....
