Archive Article: 2002/05/10

10 May 2002

Ear, ear! John Wannop checks Soissons winter wheat drilled on Oct 13 at Waytes Court Farm, Brighstone, Isle of Wight. Ears were well emerged by last Saturday, the crop having had its T2 flag-leaf spray earlier in April. Elsewhere, wheats are only just reaching the T2 flag leaf emerged growth stage, with severe septoria pressure prompting calls to adopt a robust spray mix.