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Beetle hits to protect emerging OSR
Most oilseed rape growers have opted for earlier sowing this season, in an effort to get crops up and away ahead of Flea Beetle damage. Warm soils…
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Keep winter barley competitive for weed control
Winter barley still has a place for black-grass control but good establishment is essential to keep the crop competitive and the black-grass out…
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Resist early drilling temptation where black-grass threatens
Growers must hold-off drilling winter wheat on land affected by black-grass for at least another month or risk fire-fighting this pernicious weed for…
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Scientists awarded €1.5m to investigate immune system in crops
Scientists have been awarded a €1.5m grant (over five years) to investigate the immune system in important crops. Dr Ksenia Krasileva, Group Leader…
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Oilseed rape performs despite difficult year
Oilseed rape has had a difficult year, with yields down across the board – but there are still advantages to growing it, as one grower in…
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Better off alone: biodiversity among soil microbes can be 'bad news' for crops
Crops in the field are engaged in constant battle with disease-causing soil microbes, according to scientists looking at ways to tackle problem…
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Staple food prices rise in August amid grain prices falling, according to UN
Staple food prices rose in August even as grain prices fell and the outlook for global cereal production improved. According to the UN's Food and…
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Scientists request live examples of cereal pest to safeguard efficiency of insecticides
Cereal growers are being asked to safeguard the efficiency of aphicides by reporting control failures and sending off aphid samples for resistance…
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Research underway to extend 'flavour-life' of UK apples by up to six weeks
A postgraduate university is working with supermarkets in an effort to extend the ‘flavour-life’ of UK apples by up to six weeks. Cranfield…
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New Oomycetes information from AHDB Horticulture
To help growers understand the impact of stem and root-rotting Oomycetes on their business and the testing and control methods for their detection…
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