Dr Simon Oxley to head up HGCA Recommended Lists team
HGCA has announced the appointment of Dr Simon Oxley to the role of Senior Research and KT Manager (Recommended Lists and Agronomy) following a nationwide search. Dr Oxley will head up the team responsible for producing the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds when he joins HGCA in May following the retirement of long-standing Recommended […]
Getting the best dock control in grassland
Controlling docks in grassland is important to maintain forage quality and livestock output, but herbicide choice is limited. Squire Ultra is one of the few herbicides recommended in grassland, particularly in grass with a clover component. Its use can prolong the productive life of both permanent and rotational grassland, but it is important to get […]
Organic food fails the health and taste test
The findings of a two-year trial, published in the March 2011 edition of Which? Gardening magazine, found that there appeared to be few, if any, nutritional or taste benefits to growing three popular garden food crops organically. According to the Crop Protection Association, this latest study reinforces the conclusions of a comprehensive report produced by […]
Grower survey underlines Null-Lox malting barley success
Gleadell have released the results of their survey of Null-Lox malting barley growers in 2010. These show very positive feedback from all the growers involved as well as a good reaction from the maltsters and brewers. Null-Lox has been successful in the field with growers reporting positive views, and we have received an equally good […]
SACs Latest Recommendations on Cereals Reflects Changes in Market and Growers Needs
SACs latest recommendations on cereal varieties are now available to growers on the SAC website. The recommended list, which is slightly longer this year, gives up to date advice on the varieties best suited to conditions in Scotland and the north of England. According to Dr. Steve Hoad of SAC Crop and Soil Systems, this […]
Unique growth regulator offers unrivalled lodging protection
A new, super-efficient cereal growth regulator that offers outstanding performance will be available to cereal growers looking to maximise output from their high-value crops this season. Optimus, the first growth regulator from agchem development company Makhteshim Agan (MAUK), boasts a unique, optimised formulation of trinexapac-ethyl that allows more efficient uptake of active ingredient into the […]
7M for public wheat pre-breeding programme announced
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has today announced a 7 million grant to a consortium of researchers to increase the diversity of traits available in wheat via a comprehensive pre-breeding programme the first of its kind in the UK in over 20 years. This project will be important to ensure the sustainability of […]
Wheat Bulb fly marches on
According to this seasons final Pestwatch report, issued by Dow AgroSciences and ADAS, Wheat Bulb fly egg-hatch and plant invasion continue to advance very rapidly in the East on both mineral and organic soils. The final report shows that Wheat Bulb fly egg-hatch in Suffolk has now reached 71.7%, in Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire on mineral soils it […]
Keep tank-mixes simple for maximum impact
Bayer CropScience has suggested growers pay greater attention to the possibility that over-complex tank mixes could compromise their crops yield potential. Last years messages about simplifying tank mixes have been heeded, it says, but to underline its commitment to help growers get the most from their crops, and spring applications of Atlantis WG (mesosulfuron-methyl + […]
