Crop Health
Saddle gall midge, June 2019
Saddle gall midge Saddle gall midge is potentially a serious pest of continuous cereals such as wheat, barley and rye (but not oats), and have been seen in Scottish crops…
Read More >Cereal leaf beetle, June 2019
Cereal leaf beetle The slimy grubs of cereal leaf beetle have been reported on crops. The grub stage eats strips out of leaves. Most crops are usually able to cope…
Read More >Aphids, June 2019
Aphids The recent warm spell has triggered cereal aphids flights with several species flying into crops in the last couple of weeks. The return to cooler wet weather will slow…
Read More >Potato blight starts to fight dirty
The challenges in managing potato blight have always been the main focus on in-season fungicide programmes for potato growers. As a mobile and aggressive pathogen, it has readily adapted itself…
Read More >TN723: Pest management Post Neonicotinoids
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Read More >Video: Helping pollinators on farms and crofts
The crofting areas of the Western Isles, Caithness, Sutherland and the Orkney isles are important for the Great Yellow Bumblebee, our rarest bumblebee. This bee particularly likes red clover and…
Read More >Technical Note (TN714): Liming materials and recommendations
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Read More >Spring barley disease management tailored to 2019
Spring barley this year is coping with some stressful conditions – since brairding temperatures have rocked between summer highs of 20oC plus and single digit lows and some drying winds.…
Read More >Pests in soft fruits, May 2019
Pests are beginning to appear on strawberries. Aphids have already been seen on strawberries outdoors and in polytunnels. Crops should be checked for pests and any treatments applied before flowering.…
Read More >Pests in carrots & parsnips, May 2019
Carrot flies are forecast to begin laying eggs in crops from early May. Crops that were sown with seed treated with Force ST (tefluthrin) will be protected from this first…
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