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Five practical pointers to stack the odds against blackgrass
Regardless of your proposed herbicide regime over the coming year, five key practical priorities will help you win the war against blackgrass, says ProCam’s technical Director Dr. Tudor Dawkins.
1. CHECK DRAINAGE
Blackgrass is favoured by wet soil conditions so checking drainage is an essential first step in controlling the weed....
NEW THINKING BOOSTS FUNGICIDE EFFICIENCY
ProCam research is suggesting new generation micronutrition products could have a vital role to play in making existing fungicide chemistry more effective, visitors to the company’s recent Trials Open Days learned. Integrating existing fungicide technology with specific trace element treatments can add up to 1.2 t/ha to the final...
Read MoreFUNGICIDES PROVE BENEFITS ACROSS VERY DIFFERENT DISEASE YEARS
Well managed fungicide programmes have delivered a return on investment of up to 3 to 1 in recent years, visitors to ProCam’s 2016 Summer Trials Open Days were told. Yield advantages of up to 3.5 t/ha can be attributed to fungicides in ProCam trials with T0 being a key contributor to the programme, according to the company’s...
Read MoreA different approach to variety selection
The challenges currently facing arable farmers make it all the more important to choose varieties most suited to specific production situations, says ProCam seeds and traits manager Will Miller. The task of evaluating the characteristics of each of the vast range of varieties in the market is a massive process and there is growing...
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