Crop Health
A Strong Winter Barley List for this Autumn
The winter barley recommended list is the strongest it has been for many years. This is evident in improved yield and agronomic value among two-row feed varieties and more consistent performance among the best six-rows. In what has been another challenging growing season – with a…
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Winter Barley Variety Choices – Autumn 2020
Variety choices for Autumn 2020 North region yields are given as the % of fungicide-treated controls (9.9 t/ha). Untreated yield is a % of UK treated controls (10.0 t/ha). Comment…
Read More > Winter Barley – August 2020
SRUC’s monitored commercial crop data is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of the disease pressure and growth…
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Weed Management in All Cereals – August 2020
Pre-harvest and desiccation options for cereals Due to the difficult growing season, there are crops with secondary tillers and uncontrolled weeds that will benefit from pre-harvest glyphosate. Where there are…
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Harvested crops – August 2020
Ensuring stores are clean and free of pests is essential to prevent any problems after all the hard work of growing and harvesting the crop Bear in mind that no…
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Ammonium Nitrate Storage
Following the catastrophic explosion in Beirut reportedly caused by a large amount of Ammonium Nitrate which apparently was stored incorrectly, it is prudent to review the storage requirements for this…
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Winter Barley Update – early July 2020
Pre-harvest control of couch grass Most winter barley crops can be harvested successfully without any pre-harvest desiccation. However, if the weather remains changeable, then those crops that have uncontrolled weeds…
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Winter Wheat Update – early July 2020
Pests Check the ears of wheat up to GS73 for aphids. If two-thirds of heads are infested then consider an aphicide. Bear in mind that grain aphids may well be…
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Spring Barley Update – early July 2020
The monitored commercial crop data for SRUC’s monitored crops during early July are shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is…
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Winter Oilseed Rape Update – July 2020
The monitored commercial crop data for SRUC’s monitored crops for early July are shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is…
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