Heavy rain in parts of the area I cover has provided me with some interesting thoughts. Once again the total amounts have been very variable with over two inches in parts of Lancashire and less than half that amount in parts of Yorkshire. For some areas, especially in Cheshire, the rain has come too late [...]
We’ve had the rain can we now get back to sunshine! Cereals are generally looking well, some areas were suffering from moisture stress but the rain arrived in time for the majority of crops. Disease levels have been low all season and wheat is relatively clean to the bottom leaves. Many canopies are more open [...]
Wheat has had a four spray fungicide programe and for the first time in many years we have a plant that is clean but if areas around telegraph posts have been unsprayed the yellow rust has completely defoliated the plant (especially in Robigus). Crops have been thinner this season and generaly shorter in height. Oakley [...]
Oilseed rape desiccation has begun with crops on lighter land reaching glyphosate timing this week and heavier land crops ready into the following week. The wetted and buffered glyphosate products help to translocate the active ingredient through the large OSR canopy. Added humectants also improve uptake by slowing the rapid drying of spray droplets on [...]
Except for localised showers, the hot, dry weather has continued this week. The start of barley harvest is only days away and wheat on lighter ground is clearly beginning to senesce. Pre-harvest glyphosate is being applied to winter oilseed rape this week. As usual, hitting the correct application timing is awkward where crops are uneven in [...]
