Crop Health
Vegetable and Forage Brassicas Update – Mid August 2020
Pests We have seen an increase in cabbage root fly egg laying and egg hatch over the last week at our monitored crops. Cyantraniliprole can still be applied as a…
Read More >Potatoes Update – Mid August 2020
Pests The weather has been favouring slugs this season and it is worth doing some test digs to see if there is any sign of slug or wireworm damage to…
Read More >Winter Oilseed Rape Update – Mid August 2020
The monitored commercial crop data for the adopted crops this week is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative…
Read More >Pre-Harvest and Desiccation Option Update – Mid August 2020
If using a pre-harvest spray with glyphosate in cereals, remember to adhere to the recommended timing – not to treat before crop grain moisture has fallen below 30%. Treating earlier…
Read More >Winter Wheat Update – August 2020
Data from monitored crops are shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of the disease pressure and growth stages…
Read More >Spring Peas and Beans Update – August 2020
Pre-harvest desiccation options Combine peas Due to the indeterminate nature of combining peas, most combining pea crops in Scotland benefit from desiccation, unless it is an exceptionally dry harvest. Glyphosate…
Read More >Potatoes Update – August 2020
Potato blight Blight risk Check the AHDB Potatoes Fight against Blight website regularly for the most up-to-date information on the appearance of confirmed blight outbreaks. Up to 29 July there…
Read More >Winter Oilseed Rape Update – August 2020
The monitored commercial crop data for the adopted crops this week is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative…
Read More >Spring Barley Update – August 2020
The monitored commercial crop data for the adopted crops this week is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative…
Read More >Winter Wheat Variety Choices – Autumn 2020
Variety choices for Autumn 2020 North region yields are given as a % of fungicide-treated controls (11.3 t/ha). Untreated yield is a % of the UK treated controls (11.2 t/ha).…
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