Agronomy

Hallelujah it has rained; and just in time for most crops. The improvement in winter crops is already clear as they tuck into the reservoir of nitrogen available to them.

Three agchem manufacturers have formed a new partnership to help safeguard the future of the at threat post-emergence herbicide, bentazone, which is up for re-approval in 2025.

HSE has announced new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) to accommodate authorisations in Great Britain and to set an import tolerance to meet the requirements of international trade.

AHDB has launched a new database to enable growers to check the impact of synthetic chemical insecticides on natural enemies of the pests in crops.

Recent rainfall has given crops a boost, washing in fertiliser, although in some cases winter crops remain patchy.

Septoria pressure in UK wheat crops is expected to build in the coming weeks as warmer temperatures are set to follow early May rainfall.

Well, 2021 keeps dishing out the surprises to us and as the country eases itself out of lockdown, winter crops refuse to follow suit and have shown little signs of progression this last two weeks. Can we blame them for thinking we are still in the firm grips of winter?

Small Robot company (SRC) has announced its Tom monitoring robot is now delivered to commercial specification and entering service on UK farms.

The exceptionally dry April has significantly reduced soil moisture levels and with only limited rain forecast, growers may have to intervene to mitigate potential crop stress during the crucial canopy-building stage.

Our winter crops were perking up nicely and spring drillings well set in decent seedbeds in the run-up to Easter only for everything to be stopped in its tracks by another spell of winter.