Sequence drilling to enhance black-grass control
Later drilling is a proven technique to reduce black-grass burdens in-crop but trying to sow the entire wheat area after 15 October can put a big strain on equipment and operators especially when rain clouds loom large. Working out which fields to drill first and which to drill last is part of the key to […]
Researchers seize the black-grass initiative
The urgent call for solutions to the current UK black-grass management challenge has seen HGCA and BBSRC join forces to co-fund a pioneering new research initiative – and growers are asked to play a crucial role in the project by providing black-grass samples. The £2.8m injection of funding has helped six UK academic institutions combine […]
Is it time to bring back straw burning?
With increased resistance to herbicides and no new active ingredients on the horizon alongside increasingly stringent stewardship of products such as metaldehyde, how long can growers sustain viable crop populations in areas where these two problems exist at such high levels? The pressure on agronomists to protect the active ingredients currently available to growers through […]
