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Carrots & Parsnips – June 2020
Pests Carrot fly egg laying is tailing off now but the cool damp weather is prolonging things a bit. Crops that were sown with seed treated with Force ST (tefluthrin)…
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Stay Alert for Pollen Beetle on Spring Oilseed Rape – Late June 2020
As pollen beetles move off the winter crop at the end of flowering, they will be making a beeline for spring oilseed rape crops, where green-yellow bud is the key…
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Late June 2020
The monitored commercial crop data from SRUC’s crops this week is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of…
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Spring Barley Growth Stage Update – Late June 2020
The table below shows the growth and disease observations in SRUC’s monitored crops. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of the disease pressure…
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Winter Wheat Growth Stage & Disease Update – Late June 2020
The table below shows the growth and disease observations in SRUC’s monitored crops. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of the disease pressure…
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Winter Barley Growth Stage Update – Late June 2020
The monitored commercial crop data from SRUC’s crops this week is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of…
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Pests & Weed Update for All Cereals – Late June
Pests The return to cooler and damp weather has curtailed aphid flights into crops to a great extent. However, aphids will still be building up numbers on crops. Look for…
Read More >Opportunities To Control Rushes
Rushes are a major challenge to beef and sheep producers across the country. Rushes are an indicator of poor fertility, poor drainage and low soil pH. However, when you look at the…
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Pest Management in Potatoes – Early June 2020
Effective slug management in potatoes relies on applying molluscicide pellets at the best timing. Trials over several years have demonstrated that the key timing for pellet application is just before…
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Sheep External Parasites On The Rise?
The winter of 2019/20 was exceptional, breaking records for both high temperatures and high rainfall, with the highest UK December temperature on record and the wettest UK February on record. Coinciding with this there have been reports of more external parasites being found in sheep flocks e.g. lice, ticks and maggots. These parasites will have enjoyed this mild winter and had good survival rates.
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