Identify Bromes to optimise control As bromes become visible in winter cereals, growers are encouraged to take the time to identify the species, to optimise control throughout the rotation. Technical Support for UPL, Rob Adamson, discusses the merits of weed ID and some of the options that are currently available [...]
Trial results for a new premium zinc and manganese liquid fertiliser revealed A plant can take all necessary micronutrients through its roots, but this process can be disturbed if the ground is too cold, wet or dry. If the content of organic matter in the soil is high, the pH value [...]
Product Selection Advice for late Cereal Fungicide Strategies With anti-resistance strategies becoming ever more important as new mutations continue to be detected in Septoria populations in the UK and Europe, Dr David Ellerton offers key advice Dr David Ellerton, Hutchinson’s Technical Development Director, offers guidance on the best flag leaf [...]
Unlocking the potential of your crops with bio-stimulants AminoA announce open day to demonstrate effectiveness of new range The unpredictability and extremities of the UK climate, and challenging soil conditions, are being addressed with a new range of biotechnology products launched by AminoA Bio-stimulants and will be showcased during an [...]
New fertiliser is battery-powered ZM-Grow, a new award-winning multi-nutrient fertiliser, is to be launched in the UK and Ireland during April 2019, providing zinc and manganese, together with potassium and sulphur, in liquid form. Uniquely, the zinc and manganese content is extracted from used alkaline batteries through a special process [...]
Irrigation prospects for 2019 downgraded by The Environment Agency The Environment Agency has downgraded irrigation prospects for the 2019 season due to lower than average rainfall and available weather forecasts. Prospects in East Anglia, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire are now rated ‘poor’ meaning growers were likely to face restrictions on abstraction [...]
Testing the benefits of spring potash for yield enhancement The spring potash FIG is now in its second season, in 2017/18 four farmers undertook tramline trials testing a spring application of 0, 100 and 200 kg/ha of Muriate of Potash (MOP, 60% K2O) in winter wheat with five farmers taking [...]
GM field trials approved - Five-year project will investigate field performance of plants making heart healthy oils Defra has given Rothamsted permission to run a series of trials using genetically modified Camelina plants. The successful application follows previous GM Camelina trials carried out last year by Rothamsted across two sites in Hertfordshire [...]
New benchmark for OSR yields backed up with TUYV resistance At the very top of the AHDB Oilseed Rape Recommended List for 2019/20, sits a variety with a UK gross output of 104% over control, Aspire This conventional winter oilseed rape takes the leading position as the variety with the [...]
Are Micronutrients Still Being Forgotten About? YAS Trends say ‘Yes’ for 2019 By Natalie Wood, Yara Country Arable Agronomist Micronutrients are a key part of a plant’s requirement for growth and ultimately yield. The term ‘micro’ doesn’t mean that these nutrients are any less important, just that they are required [...]
