Spring barley growers should seek to manipulate the crops’ natural inclination to single stem dominance under the stress of cold conditions and dry soils this season, advocates...
With autumn sown crops now poised for strong growth, PGR applications at the T1 timing now need to be targeted at maximising height reduction and increasing stem strength that...
Green Headlands create the opportunity to enhance the numbers of beneficial predators in the field, as well as a potential barrier to hold up pest species from infesting or...
Planting a Green Headland around fields could capture valuable nutrients and crucially protect soils - along with potential benefits to attract beneficial predators and enhance...
Using a PGR to suppress OSR main stem dominance and to encourage side shooting could prove highly beneficial this season, believes Syngenta Technical Manager, Georgina Wood....
This years PGRO Syngenta Pulse Roadshows have given farmers with an increased interest in the rotational benefits of peas and beans a valuable insight into the latest topics...
Understanding your wild oat population now will allow better tailoring of herbicide rates and timing of treatments, along with adapting the most appropriate application...
This years PGRO Syngenta Pulse Roadshows have given farmers with an increased interest in the rotational benefits of peas and beans a valuable insight into the latest topics...
Heavy rain as Storm Christoph wreaked havoc across the UK in January left many already wet fields once again severely waterlogged, with severe effects on crop rooting.
Weather disruptions to drilling and spraying mean many growers are now turning to post emergence applications for grass weed control. Georgina Wood assesses the options and...
Aphids are actively on the move, in higher numbers than some reports, combined with testing that revealed over a third of aphids were carrying virus. Together with the shift to...
If weather conditions have hampered pre-emergence herbicide applications, there is still the chance to make a significant difference to grass weed populations with peri-...
Dr Max Newbert outlines how using Degree Days to calculate CSFB larvae movement can accurately predict for the optimum date to start Hallmark Zeon treatment – before that date...
Results of this season’s iOSR trials at the Norfolk site has shown one well-timed application of Hallmark Zeon has given 50% reduction in beetle damage on the emerging crop....
Wet weather over recent weeks has now exceeded the trigger point for new infective phoma spore release from stem cankers on last year’s oilseed rape stubble.
