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Hit Black-grass hard in oilseed rape
A leading independent agronomist is saying that farmers must be prepared to hit black-grass hard wherever and whenever they can in the rotation and…
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Arable land sells in excess of guide price
Shrewsbury-based agents Halls have completed the sale of 267 acres of productive and versatile arable land at the northern end of the Corvedale in…
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Brassica disease risks rise
Significant increases in the UK oilseed rape area could create new disease pressures for vegetable brassica growers, with this season’s September…
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Harvest Views Polled
The results from a poll of farmers, conducted by the National Farm Research Unit (NFRU), indicate that more farmers (30%) interviewed thought that…
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Assist-ance with graminicides
Early and effective removal of black-grass and cereal volunteers is vital to get oilseed rape crops off to a good start and to allow good…
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Crop World gears up for London 2010
By now you will have seen that the BCPC Congress and Exhibition – which has been running annually since 1967 – has been renamed Crop World 2010…
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After trifluralin, what have we learnt?
Agronomists across the UK are successfully coping with the loss of the residual herbicide trifluralin and have adjusted their weed control programmes…
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Don’t fall at last hurdle with slug-holed potatoes
Higher potential market values for this season’s crops are incentivising growers to keep potato tubers in tip top condition in the weeks and days…
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Arable contract agreements for fluctuating markets
The terms of many arable contracting agreements were drawn up during a period of consistently low farming margins. In this situation, a split…
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Applying pellets? - seasonal advice from BCPC
At a time of year when fertiliser spreading and slug pellet application is being considered farmers and growers need to ensure that their…
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