Cereals and oilseeds area for harvest 2015 down 2%
The total area of cereals and oilseeds for harvest 2015 in Great Britain is estimated at 3.72Mha, down 2% from 2014, according to the annual AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Planting and Variety survey. Anna Lockwood, AHDB Market Analyst, said: “A lower area planted to oilseed rape and the major cereals this year reflects evolving cropping […]
Fast flowering oilseed rape faces intense Sclerotinia risk
“If we have crops with a short flowering duration this season, plants will be exposed to high levels of risk over a short period, so maintaining a high level of protection with two spray treatments is imperative. If the flowering is extended – which may be the case in the wetter north of England and […]
