Crop Health
New fungicides and better varieties to help in the fight against septoria
The wet end to the 2019 wheat season has helped to drive septoria levels in wheat crops and it is already evident that there has been further slippage in the…
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Weed management
In ideal conditions where the soil is warm and moist, seed well covered by soil and a low risk of crop failure, then pre-emergence weed control is the most cost-effective…
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Pest Management
The key pests to consider in winter oilseed rape this autumn are flea beetle, cabbage stem flea beetle, peach-potato aphid (and turnip yellows virus – TuYV) and later in the…
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Clubroot
Clubroot is a major issue in rape in our arable rotations with over 50% of fields used for rape carrying the disease – and in areas like Aberdeenshire, the incidence…
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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus – Forward Planning
Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) has been seen in many winter and spring cereals this season. Aphids had built up numbers in crops and volunteers, however, the heavy downpours of…
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Slugs
Slug trapping can be used now to assess the risk from slugs in a particular field. To get the best from slug trapping the bait placed under the trap needs to grab the slugs’ interest and to keep them there.
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What can the Farm Advisory Service do for you?
Regardless of farm size or business stage, the Scottish Farm Advisory Service can help you to increase the profitability and sustainability of your farming business through Government funding for one-to-one…
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Winter Wheat Varieties 2019
When making variety choices check for the best balance of disease resistance, maturity, straw stiffness and grain quality. Many varieties in trials in the south-east of Scotland and north of…
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Spring Peas and Beans – Pre-harvest dessication 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. Diquat (e.g. Reglone): The…
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Winter Oilseed Rape – Harvest management
Swathing can have a place in exposed sites so long as it is not a wet field. The optimal timing for swathing is when the colour of seed is green…
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