Digging deep at the Lothians Monitor Farm
The upcoming Lothians Monitor Farm meeting on Wednesday 19 July will see soil expert Mark…
Browsing: Agronomy
Chitosan – Revolutionary Natural Pest and Disease Control
Following a year of successful trials Plater Bio is now manufacturing a natural ingredient that…
Choose varietal resistance against Verticillium – or suffer the consequences
As harvest approaches and the hot weather hopefully returns, growers may start to see areas…
AHDB to roll out Strategic Farms for arable growers
AHDB has revealed plans to roll out a series of Strategic Farms for arable farmers…
Target Blackgrass early for best results in OSR
OSR growers can improve Blackgrass control with an early season application of carbetamide. That is…
Don’t court returns with low herbicide rates
Increasing pre-emergence Defy application rate to 4.0 l/ha could reduce blackgrass seed returns by the…
Mites – the most common pest of stored cereals and rape seed – can be controlled by treating store fabric
Poor store hygiene can lead to mite and pest attacks of stored grain, which spoil…
New Vento air seeder from Spaldings has auto rate control for a range of crops and herbicide granules
A new electric drive seeder for oilseed rape, grass seed and cover crops is being…
Target Blackgrass early for best results in OSR
Growers of autumn-sown oilseed rape can improve control of Blackgrass with an early season application…
Product update removes varietal restrictions for triple-active herbicide
Adama has announced that its unique triple-active herbicide, Tower, has had an upgrade making it…