Arable Farming

June 2020 Arable Farming Issue

In conjunction with Bayer we will be keeping track of winter wheat crop development this season as emergence is likely to be variable following the challenging conditions.

A new initiative said to add an innovative dimension to refining crop nutrition has been launched by ADAS.

Recently elected Tenant Farmers Association chairman, Mark Coulman is keen to ensure tenants do not miss out when the transition is made to the Environmental Land Management scheme.

The unprecedented number of aphids being found in sugar beet crops are presenting a serious ongoing challenge to virus control this season, with risk of transmission said to be very high.

Cereal growers are being urged to spray off patches infested with black-grass now, before more plants set viable seed.

As wheat ears emerge in crops across the UK, Dr David Ellerton, technical development director at Hutchinsons emphasises the importance of careful planning of T3 sprays

As I write, it feels like the calm before the storm. Usually around this time we would be flat out with T2’s on wheat, but that will not take long this year and we are now playing a waiting game for the spring cereals.

At the beginning of the month a wise farmer told me if there is no rain in the first week of May then there will be none for the rest of the month. After a brief interlude of 8mm rain last Sunday he has not been far wrong.