Crop Health

With the uncertainty surrounding Brexit on so many levels, there has been some clarity regarding the future and current registrations and approvals of plant protection products (PPPs) from the UK…

Grain pests We would recommend that growers monitor grain temperature regularly – not cooling during winter may be due to pest activity heating the grain. Spear thermometers kept continually in…

Forward planning for 2021 – sampling for nematodes It is never too early to sample soils for nematodes, particularly as sampling fields when the soil is moist gives the most…

Diseases Many crops have not received a light leaf spot fungicide treatment due to the conditions underfoot. If you have not managed to get a spray on you will just…

Pests Bear in mind that spring barley can get badly affected by wheat bulb fly, particularly if sown before mid-March. Crops at risk are those sown after potatoes, field vegetables,…

Diseases Crops are looking decidedly mixed going into the winter, with many struggling and reports on some later sown crops unlikely to emerge in waterlogged conditions. There are not many…