Tagged: wheat drilling
CropWatch South: September 2019
September 26, 2019
Another successful harvest behind us and we’d be in good spirits if it wasn’t for the flea beetle storm of the past week and bone-dry soils. The rain eventually came just in time for most of last season’s wheats. Because… Read more
Tagged # black - grass, crop performance, crops, drilling, Oilseed rape, technical advice, weather, wheat, wheat drilling, wheat yields, winter cereals, winter crops
Vicki Brooks Blog – Winter crops and spring ground suitably set-up
December 15, 2015
With just the warmth and dryness we wanted in October and plenty enough rain with continued mild conditions throughout November, most of our crops and spring-sowing ground are well set-up for the season. Going into December we’re staying patient with… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, blackgrass, drilling date, Soil structure, soil temperature, spring-sowing, wheat, wheat drilling, wheat yields
Best of British Wheat Update – What a difference a year makes
December 17, 2013
This year’s 15 tonne challenge crop for the Best of British Wheat initiative was drilled on the 21st September into warm soils with adequate moisture for good establishment. We’ve chosen to use Group 4 wheat variety Dickens, a recent addition… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, agronomists, iFarm, R&D, wheat, wheat drilling
South: Countering serious weed concerns
October 21, 2013
With the exception of crops after maize and those on the worst black-grass ground, most of our first wheats are safely sown and establishing evenly from good quality seedbeds in a nice open autumn. Our winter barleys are just starting… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, Agrii, agronomist, black - grass, disease problems, seed bed, wheat, wheat drilling
Taking the Temperature of Better Oilseed Rape Establishment
September 20, 2013
Last season’s exceptionally challenging weather lead to a large acreage of WOSR being drilled in September. With a significant area being drilled after WW this is not unusual and in many years has resulted in high yields, sometimes higher than… Read more
Tagged # Agrii, agronomist, nutrients, Oilseed rape, OSR, R&D, soil temperature, wheat drilling, winter cereals
Local Growers Explore Wheat Improvement
July 18, 2013
Achieving winter wheat yields of 15t/ha or more was the practical challenge explored by Ross-shire growers with leading independent wheat breeder, Bill Angus at a specialist Agrii event on the Black Isle last week. “Scotland has the highest wheat yield… Read more
Tagged # Agri-intelligence, crop performance, crops, disease problems, wheat, wheat drilling
Holding the wheat drilling nerve (South of Country)
September 21, 2012
With the last of the spring crops finally away and all our winter OSR in the ground – albeit most not until this month – the challenge of the moment is to hold our nerve on wheat drilling. Especially so,… Read more
Tagged # black - grass germination, BYDV infections, cereal drilling, disease problems, late drilling, OSR, phoma pressures, phoma stem canker resistance, pre - em activity, pre - em treatment, seed hallowing, seedbed weed control, seedbeds, slug control, slug populations, spring crops, stewardship responsibilities, wheat drilling, Wheats