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New GrowHow farm adviser for South West and South Wales
Hefin Llywd has joined GrowHow UK as the company’s newest field-based Farm Adviser. He took up his new position on 13 October and will cover the…
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Can Galera be used this autumn?
Growers have been asking the Dow AgroSciences’ Hotline whether the herbicide Galera (clopyralid + picloram) can be used this autumn where…
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Potato supply chain 'in focus' at November conference
‘From seed to ware’, this year’s Seed Industry Event (SIE14) on 25 November, at the Crieff Hydro in Perthshire, widens its’ appeal to the whole…
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Sprays on target to control aphids in OSR
Good growth of oilseed rape crops over recent weeks now gives growers a better chance to target Plenum spray applications to control aphids that risk…
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Winter beans breaking the cycle of black-grass
Winter oilseed rape is the most widely grown break crop in the UK, but as from January 2015 growers will have to abide by several greening measures…
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Postcode Decision Support System for post-em herbicides
The popular and helpful decision support “traffic light” system to aid the timing of both ASTROKerb and Kerb Flo 500 is on the starting grid for the…
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Late drilling slot still available for high yielding varieties Evolution and Zulu
There is still a good opportunity for growers looking to drill wheat in the later drilling slot after sugar beet or potatoes, particularly in light…
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Use the most effective pyrethroid for BYDV
With some concerns about controlling BYDV because of the risk of aphid resistance, Interfarm UK Ltd is reassuring growers that the use of a strongly…
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Centurion Max - get it right
The graminicide Centurion MAX was launched last autumn and the vast majority of users have been thrilled with the excellent level of black-grass…
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Practical black-grass control strategies
Yorkshire farmer Nigel Durdy has had RRR black-grass resistance confirmed on some of his land and is adapting the way he farms to minimise the…
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