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Improving weed control and bolstering home grown feed supplies make sowing a high feed value…
Browsing: Crops
Farmers move to improve pre-em applications
A quarter of UK farmers have made changes to their spraying operations to get better…
Welsh experience of drilling OSR in early October
Mitigating establishment risks for winter oilseed rape will be at the forefront of growers’ minds…
Top tips for drilling a successful oilseed rape crop
Farmers preparing to plant oilseed rape in August and September are being advised to follow…
Pre-emergence rates up ryegrass control
Investing more in the pre-emergence herbicide programme is key to controlling ryegrass and preventing problems…
Plum Festival Concerns For Plum Numbers
British plums will be harder to find this year, especially the iconic Victoria plums, and…
Sales up 30% as Scotts celebrates record year
Scotts Precision Manufacturing is reporting a record year, with sales of its Evolution separator and…
Clubroot is patchy, diverse and requires targeted treatment
A tailored plan is required to contain the spread of clubroot and sustain the production…
Include zoxamide in all blight control programmes
Recent conditions have favoured potato blight, with Hutton periods being recorded across the country. Late…
Back to basics for Phoma stem canker
Neil Groom, technical director for Grainseed, is of the view that we need to go…