Yellow rust detected in Essex!
Richard Peake, of Harlow Agricultural Merchants, has reported his first sightings of yellow rust this season: We have just received reports of yellow rust in cv Humber variety, which has a yellow rust resistance rating of 8; this proves what we predicted, that yellow rust will be a bigger threat this year than last. There […]
Dont ignore the benefits of pulses this season, advises Philip Wynn
With a challenging previous growing season and high cereal prices, many growers may be questioning the value of including pulses in their spring plantings. However, according to Philip Wynn, director of Wynn Business Partnerships, spring pulses offer a range of agronomic and financial benefits that are extremely valuable to the whole farm margin. Markets and […]
Rizolex still registered for use on potatoes
The seed potato fungicide treatment Rizolex has been given an extension of its registration from CRD so that it can be continued to be used by potato growers at planting. Available as a 10% w/w dry powder formulation designed for good adherence onto seed tubers, this established fungicide is recommended in seed potatoes for the […]
Duns Farmer Volunteers for Three years in the Spotlight New Arable Monitor Farmer Appointed in Borders.
The Borders has a new Monitor Farmer. Over the next three years volunteer Alistair Hodge, a thirty four year old cereal grower from Whitsome East Newton, Duns will have his farming methods and management scrutinised by his peers. Together they will seek to find better, more efficient ways of doing things. Supported by a facilitator, […]
Input costs hike warning for beet growers
Beet growers have been advised to think carefully before committing to contracts for the 2011 crop amid continuing concern for the completion of the 2010 campaign. Still-escalating wheat prices look set to focus attention on the coming price-setting for the 2011/12 crop, but rising fertiliser costs and a new warning that growers face higher costs […]
Good quality seed potato helps maintain profit for growers
Whilst most potato growers dont have the luxury of choosing which variety to grow, buying the best quality seed available could help maintain profit margins, says Potato Council head of seed and export Mark Prentice. On-stand at Fruit Logistica (Berlin, February 9-11), Mr Prentice will be talking to the international potato seed industry about the […]
Wheat Bulb fly egg hatch increases in East Anglia and starts in Yorkshire
This weeks Pestwatch report, issued by Dow AgroSciences and ADAS, shows an increase in egg-hatch in East Anglia and Lincolnshire and the start of egg-hatch in Yorkshire. No plant invasion by the larvae has been detected as yet and there is still time to apply an effective egg-hatch soil insecticide such as Dursban WG to […]
Ware Growers – Dont forget to ask for Safe Haven!
New pests and diseases in ware crops could result in severe financial losses, warns Potato Council head of seed and export Mark Prentice. The future sustainability of the supply chain is at risk from increasing threats from new organisms that can potentially devastate a crop. Quarantine organisms like Ring Rot cause 100 per cent loss […]
Wheat Bulb fly damage and egg-hatch update
This weeks Pestwatch indicates that egg-hatch is progressing in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire and has now started in Lincolnshire. Week-commencing the 17th January 2011, Wheat Bulb fly egg-hatch in Suffolk was reported to be 9.1%, in Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire on mineral soils was 15.1%, in Cambridgeshire on organic land was 4.8% and in Lincolnshire 8.5%. Explaining what […]
