May
31st May
New edition of Pest Spotter
An updated edition of Bayer CropScience's Pest Spotter guide to the common pests of farm crops is now available.
27th May
Protect What You Have Growers Advised
Don’t close the door on wheat crops. That’s the advice of Frontier’s Charlie Whitmarsh as crops in some areas rapidly move towards full ear emergence.
26th May
Apple growers warned of ‘forgotten’ mite pest
Significant downgrading of fruit is likely for apple growers who ignore a mite pest that has not been troublesome since the 1950s but is now staging a comeback.
26th May
Low volume spray option for Orange Wheat Blossom Midge
For orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM) control the insecticide Biscaya (thiacloprid) has a new recommendation for low water volume spraying.
20th May
Aphids and whitefly alert for brassica crops
Some aphid species have appeared a month earlier than forecast and whitefly have already been spotted on overwintered brassica crops. Growers are therefore advised to step up vigilance and be ready to take action to protect produce quality.
14th May
Showers Put Focus on Azole Rates
Recent rain showers mean growers need to think carefully about their key T2 fungicide spray options. That’s the advice of ADAS disease expert Jonathan Blake.
9th May
Predator-friendly pear sucker control advised
Pear sucker, which has been so bad in some orchards in the past that they have had to be grubbed, promises to be less of a problem this season.
3rd May
Potato fungicides approved for Early blight (Alternaria) protection
Potato Late blight fungicides Consento and Prompto (fenamidone + propamocarb) have gained label extensions for protection of potato crops against Early blight (Alternaria).
3rd May
Critical control points for slug control in potatoes
Apply methiocarb treatments at the critical control points in potatoes to protect marketable yield from slug damage: that’s the new advice to potato growers this year from Scottish Agronomy’s Eric Anderson.
