Crops and Soils

Emergency authorisation of Asulam for bracken control this summer has been confirmed by CRD with applications permitted from 1 July 2020.  However, authorisation is by helicopter only with a 90m…

Transplanted brassicas (sprouts, calabrese, cauliflower) These can be relatively slow to come away, increasing the potential for weed competition if weed control programmes are inadequate.  There are on-label recommendations in…

The few days of warm sunny weather has triggered a large migration of pollen beetle into winter oilseed rape crops, with counts exceeding 20 beetles per plant being reported. Crops…

Sclerotinia risk is low as spores have yet to be detected, plus humidity and temperature criteria risks are still low – they have only exceeded the 21-hour threshold in Wick…

Annual meadow-grass If annual meadow-grass is a potential problem in establishing spring barley, then a residual herbicide is the best option for effective control.  This is particularly relevant to reduced…

Drilling has really leapt on in the dry weather and some areas are all but finished.  Hopefully, there is enough residual moisture in soils to get germination and brairding quickly. …

For most crops, the T1 timing is still a week or more away. The real pattern for this year is that there is no pattern – crops are very variable…

There are new restrictions on the use of epoxiconazole as this azole has dropped at unexpected speed into a final use up period.  Authorisations for sale and supply end on…

Look for aphids on leaves on warm sunny days and consider an aphicide if aphid colonies can be found on 50% of plants.  Aphids are probably not going to start…