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• Spring toll evident in North

  Ian Bird's T2 fungicide treatments at Catchgate Farm, Castle Eden near Hartlepool have just been completed on time, despite 64mm (2.5in) of rain in the past week. But the cold wet April has taken a toll on potential yields, he believes. "Our... Posted Jun 06 2008, 11:37 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: Wheat, Oilseed rape, fungicide, North, Barometer farm, Ian Bird, barley, Bronx

• Western wheat grows apace

  Winter wheats at Chillington Farm, Codsall Wood near Wolverhampton are roaring ahead, writes Andrew Blenkiron. The fields of Soissons and Humber are now all in ear and due to receive a T3 of 0.33litres/ha of Prosaro (prothioconazole + tebuconazole) and... Posted Jun 02 2008, 09:30 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: Alchemy, Andrew Blenkiron, Barometer farm, Soisson, Claire, Humber

• Dry spell sees first N dressings complete in North

  A welcome three-week spell of dry weather at Catchgate Farm, Castle Eden, County Durham has allowed Ian Bird to apply his crops' first nitrogen dressings - 87.5kg/ha (70 units/acre) as ExtraN to the oilseed rape and half that to the winter wheat and... Posted Mar 10 2008, 11:04 AM by flutefriend with | with no comments Filed under: North, Barometer farm, Ian Bird