Know How / Oilseed rape Dive deeper Variety selection Establishment Crop management Harvest and storage Must reads Grower moves to direct-drilled OSR and companion crops Survey gives pointers on how to successfully grow OSR OSR makes a comeback with new drill and companion crop How a regen farm is reducing inputs to meet SFI targets External resources AHDB Oilseed rape growth guide Understanding the key growth stages of oilseed rapeView guide AHDB Oilseed rape diseases Management guidance for oilseed rape diseasesView guide AHDB Erucic acid in oilseed rape Guidelines to minimise the risk of erucic acid in double-low oilseed rapeView guide AHDB Pre-harvest glyphosate Best practice for timing glyphosate application in oilseed rapeView guide Latest oilseed rape Know How articles OILSEED RAPEHow YEN prize winners have achieved impressive OSR yieldsUK oilseed rape yields averaged 3t/ha in harvest 2023, but the prize-winning OSR growers at this year’s Yield Enhancement Network Awards achieved more than double this yield from standard farm… CROP MANAGEMENTHow climate change may increase pest and disease threatsThe changing climate is already bringing new challenges, and 2022 served as a prime example, with sugar beet crops hit by a moth while oilseed rape crops in the east… ESTABLISHMENTWhy early OSR drilling may reduce yields by up to 1.5t/haThe trend for milder winters across north-west Europe may mean UK oilseed rape growers need to consider drilling later to maximise rapeseed yields. A major breeder is investigating whether late… CROP MANAGEMENTWhy increasing diversity in arable fields is key to IPMIntroducing greater diversity in arable fields is an important part of integrated strategies for disease and pest control, buying crucial time for slower acting biological solutions. Canadian soil specialist Joel… More articles