As autumn cereals establish and blackgrass continues to emerge, effective early control remains a key priority. Even relatively low blackgrass populations can have a significant impact on crop yield, while surviving plants can return large numbers of seeds to the soil and increase pressure in future crops. Build the foundations Cultural controls, such as good... Read more
As blackgrass emerges, now is a crucial time to act and give OSR the best possible start. Blackgrass remains a major challenge in OSR, potentially reducing yields and adding large amounts of seeds to the soil for subsequent cereal crops if not effectively controlled. Most blackgrass emerges in early autumn, coinciding with the main drilling... Read more
With autumn drilling now underway, effective weed control remains important on fields not yet drilled. Where conditions and drilling schedules allow, stale seedbeds provide an opportunity to control emerged weeds before the following crop is established. Glyphosate plays an important role in this approach, controlling existing annual and perennial weeds before drilling, reducing the weed... Read more
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