Growing the Crop [AR.GC]
Webinar: Winter Wheat Trials
During this series of webinars, we will bring you leading industry experts and give you a virtual tour of SRUC’s Cereal Trial Plots at both Drumalbin, Lanarkshire &…
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Crop Protection Needs in Late Drilled Crops
Late drilling of cereals this year has been inevitable after the challenges of a very wet autumn and winter. In general Scotland’s winter barley crops went in before the weather broke and are looking relatively well…
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Cashing in on Varietal Resistance
The improvements in varietal resistance to Septoria resistance in newer varieties are encouraging and a welcomed addition to the defence armoury given the pressures on fungicides. But although the ratings in wheat varieties being selected and drilled…
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Pesticide Handling Areas – What are the pathways of pollution?
In this video, Gavin Elrick, a Soils & drainage expert, explains the difference between diffuse and point source pollution from pesticides. Pesticide handling areas are therefore a key tool to…
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Crop protection needs in late drilled crops
Late drilling of cereals this year has been inevitable after the challenges of a very wet autumn and winter. In general Scotland’s winter barley crops went in before the weather…
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All change again for yellow rust?
Planting varieties of wheat with a robust resistance to yellow rust can allow for reduced fungicide inputs and avoid the need for early TØ sprays to the crop. Planting varieties…
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Manage Slugs to Minimise Crop Damage
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…
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Pest Challenges in Oilseed Rape
Oilseed rape crops have generally emerged well in moist warm soils, despite some being slightly later drilled than is the norm, and the acreage seems broadly similar to previous years. …
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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus – forward planning without neonicotinoid seed treatments
The loss of the neonicotinoid seed treatments will have an impact on the management of BYDV in cereals this autumn and next spring. Consequently, there will be a reliance on…
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Technical note (TN727): Winter Oilseed Rape – Integrated Weed Management
Summary Pre-emergence herbicides generally give the most cost-effective weed control Early post-emergence is a prudent option if there is a risk the crop will fail to establish There are some…
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