Crop Health
Vermin control in farm buildings
As the weather is starting to get colder, vermin such as rats and mice will be looking for somewhere to spend the winter indoors, and nowhere is better than a…
Read More >Winter Oil Seed Rape – Diseases & Pests
Some light leaf spot sprays have gone on but the persistently wet conditions and the return of heavy rain means that the ability to travel on fields has become an…
Read More >Pests in Winter Wheat – Nov 2019
Any wheat crop still to go in the ground on an East Coast farm, particularly a farm with a history of wheat bulb fly, could benefit from the use of…
Read More >Slugs – November 2019
Slugs and their damage are particularly noticeable this season, with the wetter weather playing into their hands. Consequently, all autumn-sown crops are at risk of slug damage. In oilseed rape,…
Read More >Major risks line up against the potato crop
The potato sector is amongst those hardest hit by pending pesticide withdrawals and this will make husbandry of the crop increasingly difficult. Of particular concern is the withdrawal of diquat…
Read More >Pesticide losses mean new approaches to crop protection
Concerns over pesticide losses comes out repeatedly as one of the industry’s main issues when it comes to managing plant health issues going forward. Vegetable and soft fruit production are…
Read More >Weeds – Oct 2019
In fields that are dry enough to travel, it is best to apply a pre-emergence herbicide to winter cereals before weeds germinate. Where conditions are too wet and it is…
Read More >Pests – Oct 2019
The change to cooler and wetter weather will knock back the flight of aphids into crops, although any warmer sunny days will see them flying about again. The difficult harvest…
Read More >Stem base diseases hit yields in 2019
The SRUC crop clinic has been kept busy this season with stem base disease cases in wheat and barley. Some of these have come in from fields with high levels…
Read More >Farm Management Handbook 2019/20
The 40th edition of the Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, rural professionals, students…
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