Agronomy

An Emergency Authorisation for the use of Vydate 10G (oxamyl) for the control of free living nematodes in the 2021 sugar beet crop has been approved by HSE.

The post-emergence herbicide bentazone is facing deregulation if growers do not start acting to reduce leaching into ground and surface water, BASF has warned.

All four emergency applications for the use of Vydate (oxamyl) in 2021 potato, carrot, parsnip, garlic and onion crops have been rejected by the Health and Safety Executive.

For oilseed rape crops, wet weather is one of the biggest risk factors for boron deficiency, with the micronutrient easily leaching out of soils.

Winter waterlogging and the recent cold spell has left soils slow to warm up as spring approaches and growers are being urged to monitor soil temperatures regularly for the most effective fertiliser applications.

It is looking increasingly likely that the virus level forecast for the end of February 2021 will be below the threshold for triggering the Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) derogation in sugar beet, says BBRO.

High infection levels of light leaf spot are being seen on susceptible oilseed rape varieties after incubation.

My list of wishes in my last column didn’t include the biggest flood in the Waveney Valley since 1968, but it happened nonetheless and on Christmas Eve a nearby measuring station recorded its highest ever water level up by nearly 0.5 metres.

With drilling around the corner, Farmers Guardian explores key considerations for spring barley crops this season, whatever the end market.

Winter seems to be progressing in the normal way, with December being suitably wet and the last field destined for winter wheat will now be planted with spring wheat.