How to control resistant black-grass
With some growers beginning to get black-grass under control using cultural methods and new chemistry on the way, things are looking brighter for black-grass control.
Getting to grips with ryegrass
Italian ryegrass is arguably more difficult to control than black-grass, being less responsive to cultural controls, but a new herbicide is helping to get on top of the weed.
Getting the message out on IPM
Getting the message out on IPM When describing integrated pest management (IPM) techniques, recording when you do not take action, such as not applying a chemical, could be just as important as noting when you do. At an Arable Weed Week webinar, Rob Gladwin, head of technical management at BASF, [...]
Black-grass remains most problematic weed for growers, new polls confirm
Black-grass remains most problematic weed for growers, new polls confirm More than 60 per cent of growers confirmed black-grass remains the most problematic weed on-farm, in new poll results this week. As part of Arable Weed Week (AWW), which saw farmers and experts share the latest thinking on sustainable weed [...]
Why hybrid rye is gaining ground
As featured in Arable Farming Magazine Why hybrid rye is gaining ground by Arable Farming Hybrid rye is rapidly gaining in popularity as an alternative to wheat and barley across the UK. Arable Farming reports. Hybrid rye is becoming an increasingly important part of the rotation on the 2,400 [...]
Investing in robotics for broad-acre crops
As featured in Arable Farming Magazine Investing in robotics for broad-acre crops by Arable Farming Suffolk-based Home Farm Nacton has purchased one of the UK’s first commercially-sold robot tractors, primarily for working in conventional and organic vegetable crops. Martin Rickatson saw it in action. A broad range of cropping [...]
Black-grass resistance lessons in brome battle
As featured in Arable Farming Magazine Black-grass resistance lessons in brome battle by Arable Farming Can the industry avoid brome grasses becoming as hard to control as black-grass? The answer may lie in research nearing completion. Andrew Blake reports. The extent to which black-grass has become [...]
Grass-weed herbicide waiting in the wings
Anew herbicide aimed at tackling grass-weeds is planned for launch in autumn next year, subject to regulatory approval. Already available to growers in Australia, the active Luximo is a pre-emergence with a new mode of action and, according to manufacturer BASF, there is no known resistance to it.
Rotation underpins black-grass control
The value of well-managed rotations in dealing with grass-weed problems is revealed in results from a long-term rotational trial in Cambridgeshire.
Protecting the efficacy of glyphosate
An AHDB-funded project nearing completion has sought to understand and quantify the risk of glyphosate resistance developing in UK grass-weed populations. Andrew Blake reports.