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Bad day for agronomist in Berks

Having finished wheat drilling in Berks, Nigel Horne took a half-day break yesterday, planning to start on beans next week. Meanwhile his agronomist Steve Cook of Hampshire Arable Systems checked out his crops for autumn treatments at Catmore Farm, West Ilsley. "Unfortunately he didn't have...

Posted to Over the Hedge - Arable Barometer farmers' diary (Weblog) by flutefriend on Fri, Oct 26 2007
Slugs 'worst ever' in Devon

Heavy slug pressure is the only slight cloud after week of good weather has allowed Troy Stuart to make good progress with autumn drilling near Exeter, Devon. "It's been very kind," he said. "We've only been stopped for two days and we're now 70-80% done. A lot of the rest...

Posted to Over the Hedge - Arable Barometer farmers' diary (Weblog) by flutefriend on Fri, Oct 12 2007
Rain renews slug battle in Lincs

Last week's rain every day looks as though it came just in time to save Ben Atkinson's 780ha of oilseed rape in Lincs which had been suffering in the dry soil. "The sting in the tail is that the slugs are back and up for a fight," he said. After rain rendered earlier control pellet...

Posted to Over the Hedge - Arable Barometer farmers' diary (Weblog) by flutefriend on Tue, Oct 2 2007

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