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UK feed wheat futures (May-23) closed at £236.25/t yesterday (23,02.23). The November 2023 contract closed at £236.00/t over the same period. Domestic prices followed the global market down yesterday and the US market was down due to the strength of the US dollar and export competition.
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With sugar beet prices up compared to last year - by as much as 50% in some cases - Adama has recommended that effective weed control measures are put in place. Phenmedipham-based herbicides have been prominent within sugar beet crop protection programmes in recent years, but as weed populations have diversified and legislative changes have forced less effective concentration formulas, …
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With interchangeable weather conditions across the country making it challenging to predict day to day changes, it is advisable to ensure valuable wheat crops are protected against disease ahead of time.
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‘Backward’ crops this season will need a good early dose of nitrogen, and forward crops may well need the same, where Soil Nitrogen Supply (SNS) levels are low as they could run out of steam very quickly, is the message from leading crop production specialists Hutchinsons.
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Wynnstay has established its first regional demonstration site in the East Midlands to help arable growers select more robust varieties based on their location. The site, in Melbourne, Derbyshire, will become a testbed for recommended varieties of winter wheat and winter barley, with this year’s trials focussing on fungicide treatments.
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Continental has launched its largest tractor tyre to date, the VF TractorMaster VF900/60R42. With a diameter of 2,147 millimetres, the tyre weighs 450 kilogrammes and has a load index of 189 (10,300 kg).
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The February 2023 issue is now available online! News: Growers for seaweed trials sought Three bean varieties Life on Mars News Analysis: Defra announces major changes in support Opinion: Beware cyclical changes Agronomy Matters: Cost effective health crops Focus on herbicide application Crop Protection: Dawsum delivers in snapshot Sprayers and Sprayer Tech: High tech updates on sprayers
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