More mechanical weed control options from Opico
Opico has widened its mechanical weed control line-up to include a new range of inter-…
Browsing: Agronomy
Beware of rodents attacking precious straw stocks
Rodents are out in force again this year and with nationwide straw shortages, farmers are…
Where is the IPM potential for virus-vectoring aphid pests?
Addressing the increasing virus problem faced by seed potato growers may call for a re-think…
The Controlled Traffic Farming Team at Harper Adams University successfully tilled and drilled their long-term experimental site in late October 2020.
The Traffic & Tillage Project is a long-term plot experiment (36 plots of 80m x…
Wheat pan-genome research to advance global wheat development
In a landmark discovery for global wheat production an international consortium of crop researchers, including…
Consider early fungicide to keep a lid on barley disease
Disease pressure in many crops of winter barley is very high this autumn, so growers…
ADAS and AHDB Wheat Fungicide Margin Competition 2020
Cheap fungicide programmes produced top margins for the AHDB winners of ADAS’ Wheat Fungicide Margin…
Light leaf spot identified in oilseed rape crops from Scotland to Somerset
Bayer’s SpotCheck service has identified light leaf spot infections in oilseed rape crops across the…
New seed treatment to be launched at CropTec Show 2020
A new seed treatment that maximises early crop vigour and emergence, consequently increasing yields and…
BYDV risk remains high – be vigilant
Just when you would assume the potential risk from BYDV is receding, it is doing the…