Time for action on wheat bulb fly
Egg-hatch for Wheat Bulb fly is now fully underway in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, with some plant invasion taking place.
Keep spray costs in perspective, says agronomist
Growers planning wheat fungicide programmes should focus on the best products, says one of the region’s leading agronomists.
New mix to tackle yellow rust threat
A new tank mix aims claims to be a cost-effective way to target this year’s heightened yellow rust threat.
Truce signed in sugar beet war
Farm leaders and British Sugar have signed a four-year truce in their dispute over sugar beet prices.
Growers count cost of Birds Eye withdrawal
Almost 200 pea growers are counting the cost after Birds Eye withdrew contacts from farmers across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Renewed optimism for spring barley?
SPRING malting barley prices may have had a difficult time after last season’s bumper plantings coincided with a fall-off in beer consumption. But there is scope for optimism, suggest industry experts.
Suspension fertiliser ‘boosts sugar beet yields’
Switching to a bespoke suspension sugar beet fertiliser helped a Norfolk grower boost average adjusted yields of early lifted crop this season to 92t/ha with 20.87% sugar.
Grain storage treatments seek to replace Actellic
Suppliers are queuing up to offer alternative grain storage treatments after Syngenta’s decided to withdraw its recommendation covering Actellic 50EC (pirimiphos-methyl) with effect from 31 January.
Cold winter ‘only delays yellow rust’
Cereal growers are being urged not to underestimate the threat which yellow rust will pose during 2010 – despite the coldest winter for 30 years.
Expansion for Lincolnshire grain store
Woldgrain Storage has started construction of an additional 18,000t storage facility in time for harvest 2010.