Tagged: Light Leaf Spot
Vicki Brooks Blog: Getting the early balance right
February 29, 2016
Considering how much rain and how little frost we’ve had, most of our ground is still walking remarkably well. This is mainly due to the impressive moisture pumping ability of actively growing crops in an exceptionally mild winter with plenty… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, Light Leaf Spot, nutrition, Oilseed rape, OSR, rooting, septoria, T0's, technical advice, trial plots, wheat, winter wheat
Iain Richards Blog: Clearing the decks for spring barley drilling
February 29, 2016
Two weeks ago much of our oilseed rape was racing towards stem extension; it looked like we might have to bite the bullet and give wheats carrying worrying levels of active yellow rust a pre-T0; and spring sowing seemed a… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, cultivations, Light Leaf Spot, nutrition, OSR, septoria, Yellow Rust
Sam Patchett Blog: Careful early season management
February 22, 2016
Despite the wetness, most crops are coming through the winter well. But they will need particularly careful early season management. As it’s been wet, windy or both since we were ready to go on with our post-em sprays in the… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, Light Leaf Spot, PGR's, Pollen beetle, Septoria and rust risks, shallow rooting, wheat varieties
South: It’s an ill wind….
April 14, 2015
The one thing we’ve had more than enough of this past month has been wind. While it’s been incredibly frustrating for spraying and spreading, combined with less than half our average March rainfall this has really helped spring seedbed preparation…. Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, Light Leaf Spot, OSR, Pollen beetle, septoria, T0, T1, T2
Another season where patience will pay
March 16, 2015
With even much of our downland staying surprisingly wet, it’s been a frustrating time for spring barley drilling. Through February and into March everything was drying out nicely enough to get going with careful seedbed working in the right fields…. Read more
Tagged # Agrii, agronomist, drilling, Light Leaf Spot, PGR, SDHI, septoria, Spring Barley, spring crops, T0's, T1's
Light Leaf Spot Hits OSR Performance
August 1, 2014
Light leaf spot is the main reason for the disappointing performance of many oilseed rape crops across the country this season, reports Agrii OSR specialist Philip Marr. Indeed, he has found infections causing yield losses of 30-50% in many cases… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, disease problems, Light Leaf Spot, Oilseed rape, OSR, OSR yields, verticillium
Pushing for yield from a strong platform
April 2, 2014
Our hybrid winter rape crops have developed especially well this spring, reports Midlands agronomist, Harry Abell. Relatively cool conditions have taken the froth off the early growth so they’ve gone into April moving from green to yellow bud – and… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, disease problems, insecticide, Light Leaf Spot, Oilseed rape, OSR, Pollen beetle
Typical British Weather….
April 10, 2012
Typical Easter Weather for the UK! How crazy is this weather getting, I challenge anyone to tell me it’s not more extreme than it used to be – they tell me it’s all about extra sun spot activity? The week… Read more
Tagged # arable crops, crop challenges, drought problems, grain trade, Light Leaf Spot, market opportunity, naked oats, Phoma, pressure on world food, R&D, re drilling, seed supplies, wheat and barley